Top Palm Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
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633 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 202, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 1550, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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407 Lincoln Road, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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525 Okeechobee Boulevard, CityPlace Tower, Suite 1200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6350
12 SE 7th St, Suite 706, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
501 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 100, Miami, FL 33131
80 SW 8th St, Suite 3300, Miami, FL 33130
222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
625 North Flagler Drive, 7th Floor, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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Palm Beach 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