Top Palm Beach Gardens, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
202 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
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17024 SW 80th Ct, Miami, FL 33157
8724 Sunset Dr, #55, Miami, FL 33173
830 Brickell Plaza, Miami, FL 33131
10600 Griffin Road, Suite 104, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2500, Miami, FL 33131
1311 SE 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
16211 NE 18th Ave, Suite 200, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
2801 Greene St., Hollywood, FL 33020
8295 N Military Trl, Suite E, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
8700 West Flagler Street, Suite 380, Miami, FL 33174-2545
1600 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, 10th Floor, Coral Gables, FL 33134
55 Merrick Way, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33134
7865 Emerald Winds Cir, Boynton Beach, FL 33473
8100 Oak Ln, Suite 403, Hialeah, FL 33016
18503 Pines Blvd, Suite 301, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
1200 Brickell Ave, Ste 520, Miami, FL 33131
214 SE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
215 NW 24th St, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33127
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11401 SW 40th St, Suite 250, Miami, FL 33165
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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