Top North Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3059 Grand Ave, Suite 330, Miami, FL 33133
10180 SW 71st Ave, Pinecrest, FL 33156
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33131
333 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 4400, Miami, FL 33131
101 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 1564, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
215 NW 24th St, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33127
Four Seasons Tower, 1441 Brickell Ave, Suite 1420, Miami, FL 33131
1395 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33131
200 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 4900, Miami, FL 33131
633 Southeast 3rd Avenue #401, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
2601 S Bayshore Dr, Suite 1550, Miami, FL 33133
3475 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33135
514 NE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
54 SW Boca Raton Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33432
9100 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33156
777 Brickell Avenue, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33131
2525 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Suite 1225, Miami, FL 33134-6049
101 Southeast 10th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1023
407 Lincoln Road, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
4000 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 705S, Hollywood, FL 33021
12 SE 7th St, 713, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
66 West Flagler Street, 12th Floor, Miami, FL 33130
1 E Broward Blvd, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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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