Top Miami Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2400 E Commercial Blvd, Suite 1100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
66 West Flagler Street, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33130
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66 W. Flager Street, Suite 600, Miami, FL 33130
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 1370, Miami, FL 33131
, Miami, FL 33134
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980 N Federal Highway, Suite 420, Boca Raton, FL 33432
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2420 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33145
1000 5th Street, Suite 200-Z7, Miami Beach, FL 33139
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Ste 1600, Miami, FL 33131
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17024 SW 80th Ct, Miami, FL 33157
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4040 NE 2nd Ave, Office 328, Miami, FL 33137
701 Brickell Ave, Suite 2000, 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