Top North Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 5th Street, Suite 200, Miami Beach, FL 33139
80 SW 8th St Ste 2157, Miami, FL 33130
700 S Rosemary Ave, Suite 204 PMB291, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
100 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
633 Southeast 3rd Avenue #401, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
3475 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33135
514 NE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
6409 Grebe Ct, Lake Worth, FL 33463
200 Butler St, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
NE 26th Ave, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
101 Southeast 10th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1023
777 Brickell Avenue, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33131
1601 Forum Pl, Centurion Tower Suite 602, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
15150 NW 79th Ct, Suite 195, Hialeah, FL 33016
1200 Brickell Ave, Ste 520, Miami, FL 33131
757 SE 17th St # 1103, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
9851 NW 58th St, Unit 103, Miami, FL 33178
10750 NW 6th Ct, Suite 103, Miami, FL 33168
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
1000 5th Street, Suite 200-Z7, Miami Beach, FL 33139
4755 Technology Way, Suite 205, Boca Raton, FL 33431
8201 Peters Road, Suite 1000, Plantation, FL 33324
2298 South Dixie Hwy, Miami, FL 33133
7865 Emerald Winds Cir, Boynton Beach, FL 33473
407 Lincoln Rd, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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