Top Miami Lakes, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3313 W Commercial Blvd, Ste 190, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 600, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2250 SW 3rd Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33129
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33130
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2020 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1101, Coral Gables, FL 33134
12485 SW 137th Ave, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33186
1 Northeast 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33132
801 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 375, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
111 NE 1st Street, 5th Floor, Miami, FL 33132
Centurion Tower, 1601 Forum Place, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
315 S Biscayne Blvd, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33131
2030 Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134-4620
6520 SW 134th Dr, Miami, FL 33156
101 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
500 S Australian Ave, Suite 500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1100, Coral Gables, FL 33134
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3300, Miami, FL 33131
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2770, Miami, FL 33131
201 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1060, Miami, FL 33134
110 SE 6th Street, 15th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1680 NE 135th Street, Miami, FL 33181
15800 Pines Blvd, Suite 300 PMB 3240, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
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