Top Miami Lakes, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6505 Blue Lagoon Dr, Suite 105, Miami, FL 33126
9130 S. Dadeland Blvd., Two Datran Center, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33156
555 NE 15th Street, Penthouse A, Miami, FL 33132
100 SE 2nd St, Suite 3210, Miami, FL 33131
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1555, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1 W Las Olas Blvd, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
66 West Flagler Street, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33130
2300 Glades Rd, Suite 200W, Boca Raton, FL 33431
One Biscayne Tower, 2 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2750, Miami, FL 33131
110 Merrick Way, Suite 3A, Miami, FL 33134
1 SE Third Avenue, Suite 2520, Miami, FL 33131
66 W Flagler St, Suite 1005, Miami, FL 33130
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3400, Miami, FL 33131
601 Brickell Key, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
100 S.E. 3rd Ave, 10th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
One Southeast Third Avenue, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
7275 NW 1st Ct, Unit 104, Miami, FL 33150
600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
9100 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1800, Miami, FL 33156
2601 S Bayshore Dr, Suite 1550, Miami, FL 33133
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
633 Southeast 3rd Avenue #401, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
9100 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33156
3601 PGA Blvd, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
2020 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1101, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Miami Lakes 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