Top Miami Shores, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
2298 South Dixie Hwy, Miami, FL 33133
939 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
7865 Emerald Winds Cir, Boynton Beach, FL 33473
8201 Peters Road, Suite 1000, Plantation, FL 33324
407 Lincoln Rd, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
11891 US Highway One, Suite 100, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
1 Northeast 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33132
4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
2103 Coral Way, Suite 401, Miami, FL 33145
1 NE 2nd Ave Ste 200, Miami, FL 33132
2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 600, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2250 SW 3rd Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33129
Alfred Dupont Bldg, 169 E Flagler St, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
Centurion Tower, 1601 Forum Place, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
10750 NW 6th Ct, Suite 103, Miami, FL 33168
915 Middle River Drive, Suite 408, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
4810 SW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33155-5526
2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
757 SE 17th St # 1103, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
111 NE 1st Street, 5th Floor, Miami, FL 33132
999 Ponce de Leon, Suite 515, Coral Gables, FL 33134
4440 PGA Boulevard, Suite 204, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
2030 Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134-4620
Saban Center 150 North, University Drive Suite 200, Plantation, FL 33324-2008
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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