Top Palmetto Bay, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
9300 S. Dadeland Blvd., 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33156
2300 Glades Rd, Suite 200W, Boca Raton, FL 33431
66 W Flagler St, Suite 1005, Miami, FL 33130
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 480, Coral Gables, FL 33146
550 Biltmore Way, Suite 780, Coral Gables, FL 33134
120 S Olive Ave, Suite 705, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
525 Okeechobee Blvd, Suite 900, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1450 Madruga Ave, Suite 409A, Coral Gables, FL 33146
2420 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33145
10501 SW 88th St, Suite A-102, Miami, FL 33176
6400 N Andrews Ave, Suite 505, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 2100, Miami, FL 33131
222 Lakeview Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
413 SE 18th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
9130 S Dadeland Blvd, Two Datran Center, Suite 1910, Miami, FL 33156
4800 N Federal Hwy, Suite 205B, Boca Raton, FL 33431
2030 S. Douglas Road, Suite 214, Coral Gables, FL 33134
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3400, Miami, FL 33131
19790 W Dixie Hwy, Suite 810, Miami, FL 33180
Courthouse Center, 40 Northwest 3rd Street, PH1, Miami, FL 33128
121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1700, Coral Gables, FL 33134
66 West Flagler Street, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33130
11891 US Highway One, Suite 100, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
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1200 N Federal Hwy, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33432
Palmetto Bay 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