Top South Miami Heights, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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121 Alhambra Plaza, 10th Floor, Miami, FL 33134
830 Brickell Plaza, Miami, FL 33131
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800 Brickell Avenue, Penthouse 2, Miami, FL 33131
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33131
633 South Federal Hwy, 6th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 260, Boca Raton, FL 33431
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2500, Miami, FL 33131
9995 SW 72nd Street, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33173-4662
12485 SW 137th Ave, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33186
2 South Biscayne Blvd, Ste 3100, Miami, FL 33131
8100 Oak Ln, Suite 403, Hialeah, FL 33016
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333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 4500, Miami, FL 33131-4336
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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