Top North Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
110 Merrick Way, Suite 3A, Miami, FL 33134
2400 E Commercial Blvd, Suite 1100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
9300 S. Dadeland Blvd., 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33156
701 Waterford Way, Suite 340, Miami, FL 33126
7351 Wiles road, Suite 101, Coral Springs, FL 33067
980 N Federal Highway, Suite 420, Boca Raton, FL 33432
4601 Military Trail, Suite 206, Jupiter, FL 33458-4837
350 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1750, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Courthouse Center, 40 Northwest 3rd Street, PH1, Miami, FL 33128
799 Brickell Plaza, Suite 606, Miami, FL 33131
525 Okeechobee Blvd, Suite 900, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
, Miami, FL 33134
9130 S Dadeland Blvd, Two Datran Center, Suite 1910, Miami, FL 33156
550 Biltmore Way, Suite 720, Miami, FL 33134
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3400, Miami, FL 33131
20295 NW 2nd Ave, Suite 215, Miami, FL 33169
600 SW 4th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
200 S Andrews Ave, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 1211, Miami, FL 33132
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
1399 SW First Avenue, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33130
Law Offices at Brickell Bay, 2333 Brickell Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33129-2497
7275 NW 1st Ct, Unit 104, Miami, FL 33150
201 S Biscayne Blvd, 18th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
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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