Top Miami Shores, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Courthouse Center, Penthouse I, 40 North West Third Street, Miami, FL 33128
300 Sevilla Avenue, Suite 211, Coral Gables, FL 33134
6538 Collins Avenue, #166, Miami Beach, FL 33141
100 SE 2nd St, Ste 3400, Miami, FL 33131
400 Executive Center Drive, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
208 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
2103 Coral Way, Suite 401, Miami, FL 33145
4649 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 301, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Alfred Dupont Bldg, 169 E Flagler St, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
915 Middle River Drive, Suite 408, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
4810 SW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33155-5526
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
225 Alcazar Avenue, Floor 2, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2111 N Commerce Pkwy, Weston, FL 33326
550 NE 124th St, North Miami, FL 33161
121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1000, Miami, FL 33134
150 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33131
1136 SE 3rd Ave, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
707 N Flagler Dr W, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., 28th floor, Miami, FL 33131
29 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Miami, FL 33135
201 Alhambra Cir, Suite 1060, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2525 Ponce De Leon, Ste 300, Miami, 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