Top South Bay, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
400 Executive Center Drive, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
4755 Technology Way, Suite 205, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Courthouse Center, Penthouse I, 40 North West Third Street, Miami, FL 33128
7300 N Kendall Dr, Kendall, FL 33156
2525 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Suite 1225, Miami, FL 33134-6049
19940 Mona Rd, Suite 7, Jupiter, FL 33469
11274 Pines Blvd, Suite 305, Pembroke Pines, FL 33026
200 S. Andrews Ave., Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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550 NE 124th St, North Miami, FL 33161
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Law Offices at Brickell Bay, 2333 Brickell Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33129-2497
16211 NE 18th Ave, Suite 200, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., 28th floor, Miami, FL 33131
5805 Blue Lagoon Dr, Suite 178, Miami, FL 33126
300 Himmarshee St, Suite 7, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
703 Waterford Way, Suite 220, Miami, FL 33126
100 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
1311 SE 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
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7865 Emerald Winds Cir, Boynton Beach, FL 33473
12485 SW 137th Ave, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33186
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South Bay 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