Top North Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
301 Crawford Blvd Ste 208, Boca Raton, FL 33432
19940 Mona Rd, Suite 7, Jupiter, FL 33469
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700 S Rosemary Ave, Suite 204 PMB291, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
3059 Grand Ave, Suite 330, Miami, FL 33133
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 1211, Miami, FL 33132
703 Waterford Way, Suite 220, Miami, FL 33126
100 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
633 South Federal Hwy, 6th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
999 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
101 Southeast 10th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1023
1221 S 21st Ave, Hollywood, FL 33020-6936
2601 S. Bayshore Drive, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33133
700 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33136
300 Himmarshee St, Suite 7, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
633 Southeast 3rd Avenue #401, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
5805 Blue Lagoon Dr, Suite 178, Miami, FL 33126
8551 Sunrise Blvd, Suite 206, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
201 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
347 SE 7th St, Dania Beach, FL 33004
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
800 Brickell Avenue, Penthouse 2, 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