Top South Miami Heights, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 600, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2875 NE 191st St, Suite 500, Aventura, FL 33180
101 NE 3rd Ave, Ste 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
101 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2 South Biscayne Blvd., 21st Floor, Miami, FL 33131
1930 Harrison St, Suite 203, Hollywood, FL 33020
1111 Brickell Ave, Suite 1550, Miami, FL 33131
1555 Palm Beach Lake Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
10631 North Kendall Drive, Suite 260, Miami, FL 33176-1571
5975 Sunset Drive, Suite 502, Miami, FL 33143-5118
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 1550, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33132
515 N Flagler Dr, Suite 325, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1395 Brickell Ave Ste 800, Miami, FL 33131-3302
1 NE 2nd Ave, Floor 2, Miami, FL 33132
200 S Andrews Ave, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
701 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 1550, Miami, FL 33131
20295 NW 2nd Ave, Suite 215, Miami, FL 33169
600 SW 4th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
3900 Hollywood Blvd, Suite PH2, Hollywood, FL 33021
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
2655 Le Jeune Rd., Suite 805, Miami, FL 33134
800 E Broward Blvd, Ste 402, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1800 SW 1st Street, Suite 206, Miami, FL 33135
3860 SW 8th St Ph, Coral Gables, FL 33134-3072
South Miami Heights 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