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514 NE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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101 Southeast 10th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1023
333 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 3200, Miami, FL 33131
4000 Ponce de Leon, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
777 Brickell Avenue, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33131
2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Suite 1150, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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12 SE 7th St, Suite 706, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 2150, Miami, FL 33131
54 SW Boca Raton Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33432
66 W Flagler St, Suite CU-301A, Miami, FL 33130
2601 S. Bayshore Drive, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33133
407 Lincoln Road, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving North Bay Village, FL
2385 Executive Center Drive, Suite 250, Boca Raton, FL 33431
9150 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1400, Miami, FL 33156
1200 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950, Miami, FL 33131
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
111 NE 1st Street, 5th Floor, Miami, FL 33132
2525 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Suite 1225, Miami, FL 33134-6049
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