Top Miami Shores, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 925, Miami, FL 33161
2020 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1101, Coral Gables, FL 33134
150 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33131
3313 W Commercial Blvd, Ste 190, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2770, Miami, FL 33131
14 NE 1st Avenue, Suite C240, Miami, FL 33132-2431
1680 NE 135th Street, Miami, FL 33181
110 SE 6th Street, 15th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
16211 NE 18th Ave, Suite 200, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
6520 SW 134th Dr, Miami, FL 33156
515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131
25 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 808, Miami, FL 33131
801 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 375, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1100, Coral Gables, FL 33134
NE 26th Ave, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33130
1411 NW North River Drive, Miami, FL 33125
12485 SW 137th Ave, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33186
8100 Oak Ln, Suite 403, Hialeah, FL 33016
1311 SE 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Saban Center 150 North, University Drive Suite 200, Plantation, FL 33324-2008
4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 600, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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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