Top Sunrise, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6701 Sunset Dr, Suite 104, Miami, FL 33143
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200 S. Andrews Ave., Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
3059 Grand Ave, Suite 330, Miami, FL 33133
1801 Centrepark Dr E, Suit 110, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
633 NE 167 Street, Suite 1025, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
101 Southeast 10th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1023
1221 S 21st Ave, Hollywood, FL 33020-6936
55 Merrick Way, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33134
100 SE 2nd St, Sutie 2000, Miami, FL 33131
633 Southeast 3rd Avenue #401, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
18503 Pines Blvd, Suite 301, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
514 NE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
3475 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33135
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
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200 Butler St, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
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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