Top South Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4600 N Ocean Blvd Ste 206, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
440 Royal Palm Way, Suite 202, Palm Beach, FL 33480
4755 Technology Way, Suite 205, Boca Raton, FL 33431
1555 Palm Beach Lake Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1930 Harrison St, Suite 203, Hollywood, FL 33020
101 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1700, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
66 W Flagler St, Suite CU-301A, Miami, FL 33130
10631 North Kendall Drive, Suite 260, Miami, FL 33176-1571
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
2701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
315 S Biscayne Blvd, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33131
3900 Hollywood Blvd, Suite PH2, Hollywood, FL 33021
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 950, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
633 South Andrews Ave, Suite 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
633 NE 167 Street, Suite 1025, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
4770 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33021
1856 North Nob Hill Road, Suite 140, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
7275 NW 1st Ct, Unit 104, Miami, FL 33150
700 S Rosemary Ave, Suite 204 PMB291, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2333 Brickell Avenue, Suite A-1, Miami, FL 33129-2497
1000 5th Street, Suite 200, Miami Beach, FL 33139
80 SW 8th St Ste 2157, Miami, FL 33130
South Miami Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in South Miami
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in South Miami and checks their standing with Florida bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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