Top Sunny Isles Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
12 SE 7th St, Suite 706, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
200 S. Andrews Ave., Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2030 Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134-4620
Law Offices at Brickell Bay, 2333 Brickell Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33129-2497
202 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444
1801 Centrepark Dr E, Suit 110, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
301 Crawford Blvd Ste 208, Boca Raton, FL 33432
Northbridge Centre, 515 North Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
3059 Grand Ave, Suite 330, Miami, FL 33133
80 SW 8th St Ste 2157, Miami, FL 33130
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
633 Southeast 3rd Avenue #401, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
100 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
6409 Grebe Ct, Lake Worth, FL 33463
200 Butler St, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
777 Brickell Avenue, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33131
101 Southeast 10th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1023
NE 26th Ave, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
100 SE 2nd St, Sutie 2000, Miami, FL 33131
PO Box 370626, Miami, FL 33137
1200 Anastasia Ave, Suite 110, Coral Gables, FL 33134
3107 Stirling Blvd, Suite 207, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
100 SE Second Street, Suite 3650, Miami, FL 33131
2937 SW 27th Ave, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33133
11440 North Kendall Drive, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33176
Sunny Isles Beach 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