Top North Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
8100 Oak Ln, Suite 403, Hialeah, FL 33016
214 SE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
612 SE 5th Ave, Suite 3, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
4600 N Ocean Blvd Ste 206, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
440 Royal Palm Way, Suite 202, Palm Beach, FL 33480
4755 Technology Way, Suite 205, Boca Raton, FL 33431
11274 Pines Blvd, Suite 305, Pembroke Pines, FL 33026
604 Banyan Trl, #812661, Boca Raton, FL 33431
200 S. Andrews Ave., Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
19940 Mona Rd, Suite 7, Jupiter, FL 33469
101 NE 3rd Ave, Ste 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
8660 W Flagler St, Suite 100, Miami, FL 33144
7171 N Federal Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33487
1801 Centrepark Dr E, Suit 110, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2525 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33134
999 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
300 Himmarshee St, Suite 7, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
8551 Sunrise Blvd, Suite 206, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
703 Waterford Way, Suite 220, Miami, FL 33126
5805 Blue Lagoon Dr, Suite 178, Miami, FL 33126
100 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
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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