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721 NE 3rd Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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888 SE 3rd Ave, #402, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
9130 S. Dadeland Blvd., Two Datran Center, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33156
100 SE 2nd St, Suite 3210, Miami, FL 33131
13501 SW 128th St., Suite 205, Miami, FL 33186
303 SW 6th Street, Penthouse West, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
800 SE 3rd Ave, #410, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1124
66 West Flagler Street, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33130
500 S. Australian Avenue, Suite 515, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6206
121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1700, Coral Gables, FL 33134
11891 US Highway One, Suite 100, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
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2875 NE 191st St, Suite 500, Aventura, FL 33180
100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 2150, Miami, FL 33131
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1408 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
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407 Lincoln Rd, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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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