Top North Bay Village, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7805 SW 6th Court, Plantation, FL 33324
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
830 Brickell Plaza, Miami, FL 33131
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633 NE 167 Street, Suite 1025, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
1856 North Nob Hill Road, Suite 140, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
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600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
201 S Biscayne Blvd, 27th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2500, Miami, FL 33131
208 SE 6th St, Suite 1, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
4770 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33021
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 4500, Miami, FL 33131-4336
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
One Southeast Third Avenue, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
1555 Palm Beach Lake Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
11900 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 510, Miami, FL 33181
701 Brickell Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
1930 Harrison St, Suite 203, Hollywood, FL 33020
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Four Seasons Tower, 1441 Brickell Ave, Suite 1420, Miami, FL 33131
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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