Top South Bay, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 1211, Miami, FL 33132
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100 S.E. 3rd Ave, 10th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
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200 East Broward Blvd, Suite 1250, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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2525 Ponce De Leon, Ste 300, Miami, FL 33134
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29 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Miami, FL 33135
2054 Vista Parkway, Suite 400, West Palm Beach, FL 33411
201 Alhambra Cir, Suite 1060, Coral Gables, FL 33134
515 North Flagler Drive, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
600 Brickell Ave, 16th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
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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