Top North Bay Village, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 SE 2nd St, Sutie 2000, Miami, FL 33131
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
633 NE 167 Street, Suite 1025, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
1680 NE 135th Street, Miami, FL 33181
2655 Le Jeune Rd, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33134
201 S Biscayne Blvd, 27th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
6520 SW 134th Dr, Miami, FL 33156
6701 Sunset Dr, Suite 104, Miami, FL 33143
208 SE 6th St, Suite 1, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2770, Miami, FL 33131
2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1100, Coral Gables, FL 33134
110 SE 6th Street, 15th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
633 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 202, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33130
1411 NW North River Drive, Miami, FL 33125
1555 Palm Beach Lake Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2401, Miami, FL 33131
100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 2150, Miami, FL 33131
1930 Harrison St, Suite 203, Hollywood, FL 33020
1 Alhambra Plaza, Penthouse, Miami, FL 33134
3350 SW 148th Ave, Suite 110, Miramar, FL 33027
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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