Top Miami Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1800 SW 1st Street, Suite 206, Miami, FL 33135
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800 E Broward Blvd, Ste 402, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1399 SW First Avenue, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33130
200 S. Andrews Ave., Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
66 W Flagler St, Suite CU-301A, Miami, FL 33130
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10600 Griffin Road, Suite 104, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
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150 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33131
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
55 Merrick Way, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33134
18503 Pines Blvd, Suite 301, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
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830 Brickell Plaza, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
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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