Top North Palm Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1399 SW First Avenue, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33130
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
701 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 1550, Miami, FL 33131
150 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 800, Boca Raton, FL 33432
2100 Coral Wy, Suite 200-6, Miami, FL 33145
2250 SW 3rd Ave, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33129
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
169 E Flagler St, Suite 1321, Miami, FL 33131
1395 Brickell Ave Ste 800, Miami, FL 33131-3302
1 NE 2nd Ave, Floor 2, Miami, FL 33132
777 S Flagler Dr, Suite 1900, West Tower, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
7685 SW 104th St, Ste 200, Miami, FL 33156
6520 SW 134th Dr, Miami, FL 33156
6701 Sunset Dr, Suite 104, Miami, FL 33143
4755 Technology Way, Suite 205, Boca Raton, FL 33431
1885 NW North River Drive, Miami, FL 33125
3900 Hollywood Blvd, Suite PH2, Hollywood, FL 33021
884 US Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2770, Miami, FL 33131
3313 W Commercial Blvd, Ste 190, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
1555 Palm Beach Lake Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
12 SE 7th St, Suite 701, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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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