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633 South Andrews Ave, Suite 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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3601 PGA Blvd, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
200 Butler St, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
3900 Hollywood Blvd, Suite PH2, Hollywood, FL 33021
6409 Grebe Ct, Lake Worth, FL 33463
80 SW 8th St Ste 2157, Miami, FL 33130
2333 Brickell Avenue, Suite A-1, Miami, FL 33129-2497
1 NE 2nd Ave # 200, Miami, FL 33132
939 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
1680 Michigan Ave, Suite 100, Miami Beach, FL 33139
225 NE Mizner Blvd, Suite 200, Boca Raton, FL 33432
1000 5th Street, Suite 200, Miami Beach, FL 33139
515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
11891 US Highway One, Suite 100, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
12 Southeast 7th Street, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
500 Australian Avenue South, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4203
515 N Flagler Dr, Suite 700, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1200 Ponce de Leon, Suite 704, Coral Gables, FL 33134
515 North Flagler Drive, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1 N.E. 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33132
600 Brickell Ave, 16th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
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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