Top Saint Petersburg, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Trouble? Former Federal & State Prosecutors & Team of Former DEA, IRS Agents. Call/Text 24/7. Free Consult.
Se Habla Español
Free Consultation
Virtual Appointments
4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33607-5780
622 Bypass Drive, Suite 100, Clearwater, FL 33764
100 Ashley Drive South, Suite 600, Tampa, FL 33602
201 E. Kennedy Blvd., Ste 1950, Tampa, FL 33602
500 N Westshore Blvd, Suite 700, Tampa, FL 33609
101 E Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1165, Tampa, FL 33602
1511 N. Westshore Boulevard, Suite 1000, Tampa, FL 33607
514 N Franklin St, Suite 205, Tampa, FL 33602
3902 Henderson Blvd, Suite 208-136, Tampa, FL 33629
400 N Ashley Dr, Suite 1900, Tampa, FL 33602
2123 NE Coachman Rd, Suite B, Clearwater, FL 33765
5510 Roosevelt Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33760
1802 West Cleveland Street, Tampa, FL 33606
25275 Wesley Chapel Blvd, Lutz, FL 33559
2650 1st Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33713
2701 5th Avenue N, St. Petersburg, FL 33713
400 North Ashley Drive, Suite 1200, Tampa, FL 33602
100 Ashley Dr S, Suite 1450, Tampa, FL 33602
412 E. Madison Street, Suite 900, Tampa, FL 33602
101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 3700, Tampa, FL 33602
400 N Ashley Dr, Suite 3100, Tampa, FL 33602
101 East Kennedy Blvd., Suite 4000, Tampa, FL 33602
38038 Meridian Ave, Dade City, FL 33525
PO Box 173407, Tampa, FL 33672
100 N. Tampa St., Ste 2000, PO Box 3390, Tampa, FL 33601
Saint Petersburg Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Saint Petersburg
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Saint Petersburg and checks their standing with Florida bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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