Top North Miami Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
12 SE 7th St, 713, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1200 Ponce de Leon, Suite 704, Coral Gables, FL 33134
12 Southeast 7th Street, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., 28th floor, Miami, FL 33131
100 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
3801 PGA Boulevard, Suite 600, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
500 Australian Avenue South, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4203
4600 N Ocean Blvd Ste 206, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
440 Royal Palm Way, Suite 202, Palm Beach, FL 33480
100 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
66 West Flagler Street, 12th Floor, Miami, FL 33130
1 E Broward Blvd, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500-9678, Miami, FL 33131
525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1700, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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North Miami Beach 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