Top Miami Shores, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1395 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33131
200 S. Andrews Ave., Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33131
4000 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 705S, Hollywood, FL 33021
333 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 4400, Miami, FL 33131
7605 SW 147th St, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158
Four Seasons Tower, 1441 Brickell Ave, Suite 1420, Miami, FL 33131
2385 Executive Center Drive, Suite 250, Boca Raton, FL 33431
110 SE 6th Street, Suite 1740, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
101 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 1564, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
215 NW 24th St, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33127
10800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 925, Miami, FL 33161
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 300, Miami, FL 33134
600 Brickell Ave, Suite 1500, Miami, FL 33131
2900 E Oakland Park Blvd, 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
14 NE 1st Avenue, Suite C240, Miami, FL 33132-2431
830 Brickell Plaza, Miami, FL 33131
66 W. Flagler St., Suite 900, Miami, FL 33130
515 N Flagler Dr, Suite 325, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
3107 Stirling Blvd, Suite 207, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
1 W Las Olas Blvd, Ste. 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1645 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
100 SE 2nd St, Suite 3400, Miami, FL 33131
1 SE 3rd Ave, Suite 2600, Miami, FL 33131
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
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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