Top North Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
150 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 800, Boca Raton, FL 33432
600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
2103 Coral Way, Suite 401, Miami, FL 33145
2465 Mercer Ave, Suite 307, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
7685 SW 104th St, Ste 200, Miami, FL 33156
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
3900 Hollywood Blvd, Suite PH2, Hollywood, FL 33021
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
150 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33131
3313 W Commercial Blvd, Ste 190, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1930 Harrison St, Suite 203, Hollywood, FL 33020
515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2020 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1101, Coral Gables, FL 33134
1680 Michigan Ave, Suite 100, Miami Beach, FL 33139
1555 Palm Beach Lake Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
830 Brickell Plaza, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
333 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
2 South Biscayne Blvd, Ste 3100, Miami, FL 33131
1499 W Palmetto Park Road, Suite 218, Boca Raton, FL 33486
4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
169 E Flagler St, Suite 1321, Miami, FL 33131
Alfred Dupont Bldg, 169 E Flagler St, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33132
915 Middle River Drive, Suite 408, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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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