Top Sweetwater, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 2100, Miami, FL 33131
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701 Waterford Way, Suite 340, Miami, FL 33126
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350 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1750, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
100 SE 2nd St, Suite 3210, Miami, FL 33131
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200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3400, Miami, FL 33131
550 Biltmore Way, Suite 720, Miami, FL 33134
201 South Biscayne Blvd, 27th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
120 S Olive Ave, Suite 705, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
33 SW 2nd Ave, Suite 1100, Miami, FL 33130
200 E Broward Blvd, Suite 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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4000 Ponce de Leon, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
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Sweetwater 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