Top Palm Beach Gardens, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 SE 2nd St, Ste 3400, Miami, FL 33131
7300 N Kendall Dr, Kendall, FL 33156
66 W Flagler St, Suite CU-301A, Miami, FL 33130
Courthouse Center, Penthouse I, 40 North West Third Street, Miami, FL 33128
121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1000, Miami, FL 33134
500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
201 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33131
1136 SE 3rd Ave, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
801 Spencer Dr, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
550 NE 124th St, North Miami, FL 33161
330 Clematis St, Suite 209, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
707 N Flagler Dr W, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1330 SE 4th Ave, Suite G, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
PO Box 1076, Miami, FL 33149
9155 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33156
19940 Mona Rd, Suite 7, Jupiter, FL 33469
11274 Pines Blvd, Suite 305, Pembroke Pines, FL 33026
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500-9678, Miami, FL 33131
1000 5th Street, Suite 200-Z7, Miami Beach, FL 33139
110 SE 6th St, Suite 1440, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Palm Beach Gardens 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