Top North Miami Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1555, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
550 Biltmore Way, Suite 720, Miami, FL 33134
2300 Glades Rd, Suite 200W, Boca Raton, FL 33431
66 W Flagler St, Suite 1005, Miami, FL 33130
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 480, Coral Gables, FL 33146
550 Biltmore Way, Suite 780, Coral Gables, FL 33134
201 South Biscayne Blvd, 27th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
220 Alhambra Cir, Suite 410, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3600, Miami, FL 33131
333 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 3200, Miami, FL 33131
1000 NW 57th Ct, Suite 650, Miami, FL 33126
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10501 SW 88th St, Suite A-102, Miami, FL 33176
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., 28th floor, Miami, FL 33131
5550 Glades Road, Suite 500, Boca Raton, FL 33431
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830 Brickell Plaza, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
614 S Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3303
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500 S Australian Ave, Suite 500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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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