Top North Miami Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3601 PGA Blvd, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
101 Southeast 10th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1023
777 Brickell Avenue, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33131
333 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 3200, Miami, FL 33131
2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Suite 1150, Coral Gables, FL 33134
407 Lincoln Road, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
3313 W Commercial Blvd, Ste 190, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
12 SE 7th St, 713, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
939 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
500 S Australian Ave, Ste. 628, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
18503 Pines Blvd, Suite 301, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
800 E Broward Blvd, Ste 402, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1800 SW 1st Street, Suite 206, Miami, FL 33135
3860 SW 8th St Ph, Coral Gables, FL 33134-3072
2655 Le Jeune Rd., Suite 805, Miami, FL 33134
1200 Brickell Ave, Ste 520, Miami, FL 33131
4810 SW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33155-5526
2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2100 Coral Wy, Suite 200-6, Miami, FL 33145
7865 Emerald Winds Cir, Boynton Beach, FL 33473
999 Ponce de Leon, Suite 515, Coral Gables, FL 33134
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
333 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 2000, 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