Top North Bay Village, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
12 SE 7th St, Suite 701, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
500 S Australian Ave, Ste. 628, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
55 Merrick Way, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33134
550 NE 124th St, North Miami, FL 33161
150 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33131
707 N Flagler Dr W, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1136 SE 3rd Ave, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
8100 Oak Ln, Suite 403, Hialeah, FL 33016
16211 NE 18th Ave, Suite 200, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
12485 SW 137th Ave, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33186
1311 SE 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131
515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
NE 26th Ave, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
8101 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 701, Miami, FL 33138
Saban Center 150 North, University Drive Suite 200, Plantation, FL 33324-2008
2 South Biscayne Blvd, Ste 3100, Miami, FL 33131
4600 N Ocean Blvd Ste 206, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
3351 NW Boca Raton Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431
440 Royal Palm Way, Suite 202, Palm Beach, FL 33480
9851 NW 58th St, Unit 103, Miami, FL 33178
214 SE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
19940 Mona Rd, Suite 7, Jupiter, FL 33469
North Bay Village 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