Top Palmetto Bay, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1100, Coral Gables, FL 33134
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33130
2875 NE 191st St, Suite 500, Aventura, FL 33180
2801 Greene St., Hollywood, FL 33020
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 1211, Miami, FL 33132
1411 NW North River Drive, Miami, FL 33125
2525 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33134
11900 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 510, Miami, FL 33181
2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 600, Coral Gables, FL 33134
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Wells Fargo Plaza, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
2250 SW 3rd Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33129
1930 Harrison St, Suite 203, Hollywood, FL 33020
111 NE 1st Street, 5th Floor, Miami, FL 33132
1 Alhambra Plaza, Penthouse, Miami, FL 33134
1399 SW First Avenue, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33130
701 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 1550, Miami, FL 33131
2100 Coral Wy, Suite 200-6, Miami, FL 33145
10631 North Kendall Drive, Suite 260, Miami, FL 33176-1571
2250 SW 3rd Ave, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33129
5975 Sunset Drive, Suite 502, Miami, FL 33143-5118
7685 SW 104th St, Ste 200, Miami, FL 33156
169 E Flagler St, Suite 1321, Miami, FL 33131
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33132
150 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 800, 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