Top Riviera Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
11900 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 510, Miami, FL 33181
200 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 4900, Miami, FL 33131
1395 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33131
2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 260, Boca Raton, FL 33431
777 S. Flagler Drive, Suite 300 East, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
8101 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 701, Miami, FL 33138
15150 NW 79th Ct, Suite 195, Hialeah, FL 33016
101 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 1564, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Alfred Dupont Bldg, 169 E Flagler St, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
915 Middle River Drive, Suite 408, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33131
19940 Mona Rd, Suite 7, Jupiter, FL 33469
215 NW 24th St, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33127
Four Seasons Tower, 1441 Brickell Ave, Suite 1420, Miami, FL 33131
11274 Pines Blvd, Suite 305, Pembroke Pines, FL 33026
999 Ponce de Leon, Suite 515, Coral Gables, FL 33134
4810 SW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33155-5526
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Ste 1600, Miami, FL 33131
301 Almeria Ave, Suite 260, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Riviera Beach 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