Top North Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
200 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1800, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1 SE Third Avenue, Suite 2520, Miami, FL 33131
701 Waterford Way, Suite 340, Miami, FL 33126
413 SE 18th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
10360 W State Road 84, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324
120 S Olive Ave, Suite 705, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
350 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1750, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2400 E Commercial Blvd, Suite 520, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
525 Okeechobee Blvd, Suite 900, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2850 Douglas Rd, Suite 303, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2030 S. Douglas Road, Suite 214, Coral Gables, FL 33134
, Miami, FL 33134
4800 N Federal Hwy, Suite 205B, Boca Raton, FL 33431
10501 SW 88th St, Suite A-102, Miami, FL 33176
12 SE 7th St, Suite 701, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
830 Brickell Plaza, Miami, FL 33131
10800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 925, Miami, FL 33161
3313 W Commercial Blvd, Ste 190, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
2020 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1101, Coral Gables, FL 33134
54 SW Boca Raton Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33432
12485 SW 137th Ave, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33186
2 South Biscayne Blvd, Ste 3100, Miami, FL 33131
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131
25 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 808, Miami, FL 33131
600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
North Lauderdale 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