Top North Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4000 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 705S, Hollywood, FL 33021
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1200 Ponce de Leon, Suite 704, Coral Gables, FL 33134
12 Southeast 7th Street, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3300, Miami, FL 33131
200 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
5975 Sunset Drive, Suite 502, Miami, FL 33143-5118
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1000 5th Street, Suite 200, Miami Beach, FL 33139
500 Australian Avenue South, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4203
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500-9678, Miami, FL 33131
2333 Brickell Avenue, Suite A-1, Miami, FL 33129-2497
1 NE 2nd Ave # 200, Miami, FL 33132
2030 S Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134
80 SW 8th St Ste 2157, Miami, FL 33130
8101 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 701, Miami, FL 33138
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200 Butler St, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
8724 Sunset Dr, #55, Miami, FL 33173
301 Almeria Ave, Suite 260, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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North Miami 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