Top Sunny Isles Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1395 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33131
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101 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33131
15150 NW 79th Ct, Suite 195, Hialeah, FL 33016
2 South Biscayne Blvd., 21st Floor, Miami, FL 33131
200 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
333 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 4400, Miami, FL 33131
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Four Seasons Tower, 1441 Brickell Ave, Suite 1420, Miami, FL 33131
1200 Brickell Ave, Ste 520, Miami, FL 33131
101 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 1564, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
215 NW 24th St, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33127
201 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1060, Miami, FL 33134
2100 Coral Wy, Suite 200-6, Miami, FL 33145
100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 2150, Miami, FL 33131
2601 S. Bayshore Drive, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33133
11891 US Highway One, Suite 100, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
600 Brickell Ave, Suite 1500, Miami, FL 33131
700 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33136
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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