Top South Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
848 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL 33131
55 Merrick Way, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33134
777 Brickell Avenue, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33131
NE 26th Ave, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
101 Southeast 10th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1023
2655 S Le Jeune Rd, #901, Coral Gables, FL 33134
3860 SW 8th St Ph, Coral Gables, FL 33134-3072
2700 NW 62nd St., Suite D107, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
1800 SW 1st Street, Suite 206, Miami, FL 33135
3475 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33135
333 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
169 E Flagler St, Suite 1321, Miami, FL 33131
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33132
1601 Forum Pl, Centurion Tower Suite 602, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2030 S Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134
800 E Broward Blvd, Ste 402, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
200 S. Andrews Ave., Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
7275 NW 1st Ct, Unit 104, Miami, FL 33150
110 SE 6th Street, Suite 1740, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2385 Executive Center Drive, Suite 250, Boca Raton, FL 33431
633 Southeast 3rd Avenue #401, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
South Miami 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