Top South Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2700 North Military Trail, Suite 150, Boca Raton, FL 33431
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500-9678, Miami, FL 33131
3250 Mary St, Suite 406, Miami, FL 33133-5232
407 Lincoln Rd, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 600, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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40 NW Third St, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33128
8201 Peters Road, Suite 1000, Plantation, FL 33324
4440 PGA Boulevard, Suite 204, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
201 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1210, Miami, FL 33131
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600 S Andrews Ave, Suite 500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1408 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1700, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
14 NE 1st Avenue, Suite C240, Miami, FL 33132-2431
9155 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1710, Miami, FL 33156-2742
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., 28th floor, Miami, FL 33131
3350 Virginia St, Suite 500, Miami, FL 33133
1212 Southeast Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
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245 Alcazar Avenue, Miami, FL 33134
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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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