Top South Bay, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
999 Ponce de Leon, Suite 515, Coral Gables, FL 33134
1000 5th Street, Suite 200-Z7, Miami Beach, FL 33139
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 950, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
830 Brickell Plaza, Miami, FL 33131
8101 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 701, Miami, FL 33138
208 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
2030 Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134-4620
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Alfred Dupont Bldg, 169 E Flagler St, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
110 SE 6th St, Suite 1440, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
915 Middle River Drive, Suite 408, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
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150 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33131
1666 John F Kennedy Causeway, Suite 611, North Bay Village, FL 33141
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8700 West Flagler Street, Suite 380, Miami, FL 33174-2545
4755 Technology Way, Suite 205, Boca Raton, FL 33431
884 US Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2770, Miami, FL 33131
12 SE 7th St, Suite 701, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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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