Top Miami Shores, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1212 Southeast Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
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200 E Broward Blvd, Suite 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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201 S Biscayne Blvd, 27th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
7605 SW 147th St, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158
201 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1210, Miami, FL 33131
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3350 Virginia St, Suite 500, Miami, FL 33133
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14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 1211, Miami, FL 33132
2525 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33134
4040 NE 2nd Ave, Office 328, Miami, FL 33137
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9995 SW 72nd Street, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33173-4662
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Miami Shores 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