Top Margate, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
NE 26th Ave, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
2600 S Douglas Road, Suite 1004, Miami, FL 33134
1600 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, 10th Floor, Coral Gables, FL 33134
604 Banyan Trl, #812661, Boca Raton, FL 33431
3325 Hollywood Blvd, # 500, Hollywood, FL 33021
2800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33137
100 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
4600 N Ocean Blvd Ste 206, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
440 Royal Palm Way, Suite 202, Palm Beach, FL 33480
8295 N Military Trl, Suite E, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
214 SE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
40 NW Third St, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33128
3250 Mary St, Suite 406, Miami, FL 33133-5232
9458 NW 46th St, Sunrise, FL 33351
PO Box 370626, Miami, FL 33137
1200 Anastasia Ave, Suite 110, Coral Gables, FL 33134
600 S Andrews Ave, Suite 500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
100 SE Second Street, Suite 3650, Miami, FL 33131
2937 SW 27th Ave, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33133
1100 Brickell Bay Dr, Ste 1114, PO Box 31114, Miami, FL 33231
1700 E Las Olas, Ste 202, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
3006 Aviation Avenue, Suite 4B, Miami, FL 33133
500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 600, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Margate Drug Possession Information
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Florida state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine