Top Tamarac, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
515 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
515 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 800, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
515 N Flagler Dr, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
6815 SW 70th Ave, Miami, FL 33143
15800 Pines Blvd, Suite 300 PMB 3240, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
66 W Flagler St, Suite CU-301A, Miami, FL 33130
601 Brickell Key, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
1136 SE 3rd Ave, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1000, Miami, FL 33134
9425 Sunset Dr, Suite 211, Miami, FL 33173
550 NE 124th St, North Miami, FL 33161
325 NE 3rd Ave, Suite B, Delray Beach, FL 33444
1856 North Nob Hill Road, Suite 140, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
2465 Mercer Ave, Suite 307, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
8724 Sunset Dr, #55, Miami, FL 33173
17024 SW 80th Ct, Miami, FL 33157
500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 1580, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
707 N Flagler Dr W, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
201 Alhambra Cir, Suite 1060, Coral Gables, FL 33134
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2500, Miami, FL 33131
2525 Ponce De Leon, Ste 300, Miami, FL 33134
1499 W Palmetto Park Road, Suite 218, Boca Raton, FL 33486
55 Merrick Way, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33134
6400 N. Andrews Ave, Suite 120, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
11900 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 510, Miami, FL 33181
Tamarac Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Tamarac
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Tamarac and checks their standing with Florida bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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