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450 Carillon Parkway, Suite 120, St. Petersburg, FL 33716
607 W Martin Luther King Blvd Ste A, Tampa, FL 33603
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707 N. Franklin St. 10th Floor, Tampa Theatre Building, Tampa, FL 33602
1408 N Westshore Blvd, Suite 1020, Tampa, FL 33607
2102 W Cleveland St, Tampa, FL 33606
2102 W Cleveland St, Tampa, FL 33606
111 2nd Ave NE, #515, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
PO Box 340925, Tampa, FL 33694
1011 W Cleveland Street, Tampa, FL 33606
707 N Franklin St Ste 700, Tampa, FL 33602
1005 N. Marion Street, Tampa, FL 33602
400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 1900, Tampa, FL 33602
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1101 Turner St, Clearwater, FL 33756
136 4th St N, Suite 2022, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
701 S. Howard Avenue, Suite 201, Tampa, FL 33606
1361 Park St, Clearwater, FL 33756
10300 49th St N, Suite 214, Clearwater, FL 33762
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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