Top Miami Gardens, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 NE 2nd Ave # 200, Miami, FL 33132
2100 Coral Wy, Suite 200-6, Miami, FL 33145
1000 5th Street, Suite 200, Miami Beach, FL 33139
1200 Ponce de Leon, Suite 704, Coral Gables, FL 33134
80 SW 8th St Ste 2157, Miami, FL 33130
12 Southeast 7th Street, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
2030 Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134-4620
500 Australian Avenue South, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4203
300 SW 12th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
1 N.E. 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33132
6409 Grebe Ct, Lake Worth, FL 33463
8603 S Dixie Hwy, Suite 205, Miami, FL 33156
200 Butler St, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
100 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
66 West Flagler Street, 12th Floor, Miami, FL 33130
4755 Technology Way, Suite 205, Boca Raton, FL 33431
1 E Broward Blvd, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2030 S Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134
2103 Coral Way, Ste 304, Miami, FL 33145
2601 S. Bayshore Drive, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33133
11891 US Highway One, Suite 100, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
1885 NW North River Drive, Miami, FL 33125
110 SE 6th Street, Suite 1740, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
407 Lincoln Road, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
700 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33136
Miami Gardens 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