Top North Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33132
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
915 Middle River Drive, Suite 408, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Alfred Dupont Bldg, 169 E Flagler St, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
800 E Broward Blvd, Ste 402, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
600 SW 4th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
701 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 1550, Miami, FL 33131
1395 Brickell Ave Ste 800, Miami, FL 33131-3302
1 NE 2nd Ave, Floor 2, Miami, FL 33132
215 NW 24th St, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33127
Four Seasons Tower, 1441 Brickell Ave, Suite 1420, Miami, FL 33131
3860 SW 8th St Ph, Coral Gables, FL 33134-3072
2655 Le Jeune Rd., Suite 805, Miami, FL 33134
999 Ponce de Leon, Suite 515, Coral Gables, FL 33134
4810 SW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33155-5526
1800 SW 1st Street, Suite 206, Miami, FL 33135
2100 Coral Wy, Suite 200-6, Miami, FL 33145
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
2111 N Commerce Pkwy, Weston, FL 33326
208 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
2250 SW 3rd Ave, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33129
600 Brickell Ave, Suite 1500, Miami, FL 33131
2103 Coral Way, Suite 401, Miami, FL 33145
7685 SW 104th St, Ste 200, Miami, FL 33156
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 1550, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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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