Top Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 260, Boca Raton, FL 33431
100 SE 2nd St, Sutie 2000, Miami, FL 33131
515 N Flagler Dr, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
15800 Pines Blvd, Suite 300 PMB 3240, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
2655 Le Jeune Rd, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33134
201 S Biscayne Blvd, 18th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
208 SE 6th St, Suite 1, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1680 Michigan Ave, Suite 100, Miami Beach, FL 33139
2875 NE 191st St, Suite 500, Aventura, FL 33180
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1555 Palm Beach Lake Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
848 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL 33131
2 South Biscayne Blvd, Ste 3100, Miami, FL 33131
2875 NE 191st Street, Ste 600, Aventura, FL 33180-2833
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Wells Fargo Plaza, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
11900 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 510, Miami, FL 33181
1930 Harrison St, Suite 203, Hollywood, FL 33020
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 1550, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
407 Lincoln Road, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
515 N. Flagler Dr., Ste P-300, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
701 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 1550, Miami, FL 33131
2525 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33134
2525 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Suite 1225, Miami, FL 33134-6049
6538 Collins Avenue, #166, Miami Beach, FL 33141
150 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 800, Boca Raton, FL 33432
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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