Top North Palm Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5101 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140
500 SW 3rd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315-1004
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75 Valencia Ave, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33134
2850 Tigertail Ave, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33133
633 NE 167 Street, Suite 1025, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
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19 W Flagler St Ste 301, Biscayne Bldg, Miami, FL 33130
201 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1210, Miami, FL 33131
1111 Brickell Ave, Suite 1550, Miami, FL 33131
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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1000 5th Street, Suite 200, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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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