Top South Miami Heights, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7805 SW 6th Court, Plantation, FL 33324
515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
8927 Hypoluxo Rd, Suite 157, Lake Worth, FL 33467
3801 PGA Boulevard, Suite 600, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
1000 5th Street, Suite 200-Z7, Miami Beach, FL 33139
8101 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 701, Miami, FL 33138
8724 Sunset Dr, #55, Miami, FL 33173
3351 NW Boca Raton Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431
100 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
66 West Flagler Street, 12th Floor, Miami, FL 33130
1 E Broward Blvd, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
301 Almeria Ave, Suite 260, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Ste 1600, Miami, FL 33131
10600 Griffin Road, Suite 104, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
600 Brickell Ave, Suite 1560, Miami, FL 33131
3059 Grand Ave, Suite 330, Miami, FL 33133
4040 NE 2nd Ave, Office 328, Miami, FL 33137
301 Crawford Blvd Ste 208, Boca Raton, FL 33432
Northbridge Centre, 515 North Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
3300 PGA Blvd, Ste 510, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
9155 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1710, Miami, FL 33156-2742
1212 Southeast Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131
25 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 808, Miami, FL 33131
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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