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5100 W. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 120, Tampa, FL 33609
1014 US Highway 19 Ste 110, Holiday, FL 34691
27 N Ring Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
5250 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, FL 33760
9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
Kennedy Center, 5100 West Kennedy Blvd, Suite 105, Tampa, FL 33609
602 S Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33606
2811 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609
2701 N Himes Ave, Unit 7, Tampa, FL 33607
29605 US Highway 19 N Ste 110, Clearwater, FL 33761-1538
201 E. Kennedy Blvd., Ste 1950, Tampa, FL 33602
500 N Westshore Blvd, Suite 700, Tampa, FL 33609
609 West Horatio Street, Tampa, FL 33606
1700 66th St N, Suite 400, St. Petersburg, FL 33710
262 Fourth Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
622 Bypass Drive, Suite 100, Clearwater, FL 33764
4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33607-5780
1802 West Cleveland Street, Tampa, FL 33606
1511 N. Westshore Boulevard, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33607
101 E Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1165, Tampa, FL 33602
360 Central Ave, Suite 800, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
PO Box 1624, New Port Richey, FL 34654
401 E Jackson St, Suite 3300, Tampa, FL 33602
2102 W Cleveland St, Tampa, FL 33606
23554 FL-54, Lutz, FL 33559
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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