Top Pembroke Pines, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1680 Michigan Ave, Suite 100, Miami Beach, FL 33139
1200 Brickell Ave, Ste 520, Miami, FL 33131
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15800 Pines Blvd, Suite 300 PMB 3240, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
4755 Technology Way, Suite 205, Boca Raton, FL 33431
1 N.E. 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33132
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700 S Rosemary Ave, Suite 204 PMB291, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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701 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 1550, Miami, FL 33131
110 SE 6th St, Suite 1440, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2801 Greene St., Hollywood, FL 33020
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150 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 800, Boca Raton, FL 33432
One East Broward Blvd., Suite 1600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
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500 S Australian Ave, Ste. 628, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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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