Top Tamarac, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
701 Brickell Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
515 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
100 S.E. 3rd Avenue, Suite 2700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
1200 Ponce de Leon, Suite 704, Coral Gables, FL 33134
12 Southeast 7th Street, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
500 Australian Avenue South, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4203
701 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 1550, Miami, FL 33131
1555 Palm Beach Lake Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500-9678, Miami, FL 33131
200 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1930 Harrison St, Suite 203, Hollywood, FL 33020
1200 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950, Miami, FL 33131
423 SE 19th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
111 NE 1st Street, 5th Floor, Miami, FL 33132
614 S Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3303
633 South Andrews Ave, Suite 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
100 S.E. 3rd Ave, 10th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
One East Broward Blvd., Suite 1600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
10631 North Kendall Drive, Suite 260, Miami, FL 33176-1571
10180 SW 71st Ave, Pinecrest, FL 33156
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Tamarac 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