Top North Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
245 Alcazar Avenue, Miami, FL 33134
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
100 SE 2nd St, Sutie 2000, Miami, FL 33131
830 Brickell Plaza, Miami, FL 33131
208 SE 6th St, Suite 1, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
612 SE 5th Ave, Suite 3, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
500 E. Broward Blvd, Suite 1710, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394-3012
11098 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 401-18, Miami, FL 33161
5101 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140
4800 N Federal Hwy, Ste 205 B, Boca Raton, FL 33431
75 Valencia Ave, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33134
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
1856 North Nob Hill Road, Suite 140, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
633 NE 167 Street, Suite 1025, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
1600 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, 10th Floor, Coral Gables, FL 33134
201 S Biscayne Blvd, 18th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
8295 N Military Trl, Suite E, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2500, Miami, FL 33131
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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