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200 E Robinson Street, Suite 1150, Orlando, FL 32801
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706 Turnbull Ave, Suite 201, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
25 W New Haven Ave, Ste C, Melbourne, FL 32901-4463
3191 Maguire Blvd, Suite 160, Orlando, FL 32803
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108 Robin Rd., Suite 1002, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
1238 E. Concord Street, Orlando, FL 32803
253 North Orlando Avenue, Suite 200, Maitland, FL 32751
201 S Orange Ave, Suite 720, Orlando, FL 32801
By Appointment, 1370 Bedford Drive, Suite 104, Melbourne, FL 32940
250 S. Park Ave., Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789
231 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32801
1513 E Livingston St, Orlando, FL 32803-5936
3112 W Lake Mary Blvd, Lake Mary, FL 32746
200 E Robinson St Ste 1150, Orlando, FL 32801
20 N Orange Ave, Suite 600, Orlando, FL 32801
1270 Orange Ave, Suite E, Winter Park, FL 32789
821 Herndon Ave, #140182, Orlando, FL 32803
310 E. Main St., Bartow, FL 33830
1601 E Amelia St, Orlando, FL 32803
320 N Magnolia Ave Ste B1, Orlando, FL 32801
1960 E Edgewood Dr, Lakeland, FL 33803
PO Box 50, Bartow, FL 33831
Poinciana 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