Top Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1885 NW North River Drive, Miami, FL 33125
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999 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
214 SE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
8700 West Flagler Street, Suite 380, Miami, FL 33174-2545
5805 Blue Lagoon Dr, Suite 178, Miami, FL 33126
300 Himmarshee St, Suite 7, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
703 Waterford Way, Suite 220, Miami, FL 33126
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1311 SE 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
16211 NE 18th Ave, Suite 200, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131
25 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 808, Miami, FL 33131
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., 28th floor, Miami, FL 33131
1 Northeast 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33132
2600 S Douglas Road, Suite 1004, Miami, FL 33134
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2800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33137
2875 NE 191st St, Suite 500, Aventura, FL 33180
1600 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, 10th Floor, 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