Top Miami Springs, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6400 North Andrews Ave, Suite 505, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
10631 North Kendall Drive, Suite 260, Miami, FL 33176-1571
2850 Tigertail Ave, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33133
2151 S Le Jeune Rd, Suite 306, Coral Gables, FL 33134
9458 NW 46th St, Sunrise, FL 33351
PO Box 370626, Miami, FL 33137
515 N Flagler Dr, Suite 325, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1200 Anastasia Ave, Suite 110, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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100 SE Second Street, Suite 3650, Miami, FL 33131
11440 North Kendall Drive, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33176
2937 SW 27th Ave, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33133
12 SE 7th St, 713, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1700, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
1200 Ponce de Leon, Suite 704, Coral Gables, FL 33134
12 Southeast 7th Street, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
15150 NW 79th Ct, Suite 195, Hialeah, FL 33016
2655 Le Jeune Rd, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33134
1 N.E. 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33132
300 SW 12th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
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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