Top Pembroke Pines, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
500 Australian Avenue South, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4203
701 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 1550, Miami, FL 33131
15800 Pines Blvd, Suite 300 PMB 3240, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
1200 Brickell Ave, Ste 520, Miami, FL 33131
2103 Coral Way, Ste 304, Miami, FL 33145
7865 Emerald Winds Cir, Boynton Beach, FL 33473
1 N.E. 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33132
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11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
201 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1060, Miami, FL 33134
150 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 800, Boca Raton, FL 33432
208 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
15150 NW 79th Ct, Suite 195, Hialeah, FL 33016
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580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Alfred Dupont Bldg, 169 E Flagler St, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
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2465 Mercer Ave, Suite 307, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
6099 Stirling Rd, Suite 217, Davie, FL 33314-7236
915 Middle River Drive, Suite 408, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
319 Clematis St, Ste 604, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
200 S. Andrews Ave., Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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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