Top Miami Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
245 Alcazar Avenue, Miami, FL 33134
9995 SW 72nd Street, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33173-4662
600 Brickell Ave, Suite 1560, Miami, FL 33131
2701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Ste 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
4040 NE 2nd Ave, Office 328, Miami, FL 33137
1645 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
1212 Southeast Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
9155 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1710, Miami, FL 33156-2742
633 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 202, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
614 S Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3303
9425 Sunset Dr, Suite 211, Miami, FL 33173
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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