Top Wellington, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
830 Brickell Plaza, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
40 Northwest 3rd Street, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33128
848 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL 33131
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 1211, Miami, FL 33132
500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 1580, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
201 Alhambra Cir, Suite 1060, Coral Gables, FL 33134
29 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Miami, FL 33135
2525 Ponce De Leon, Ste 300, Miami, FL 33134
1499 W Palmetto Park Road, Suite 218, Boca Raton, FL 33486
1601 Forum Pl, Centurion Tower Suite 602, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
515 N Flagler Dr., Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1680 Michigan Ave, Suite 100, Miami Beach, FL 33139
515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
7300 N Kendall Dr, Kendall, FL 33156
1320 South Dixie Highway, Room 1250 UM Gables One Tower, Coral Gables, FL 33146
4770 Biscayne Blvd #1250, Miami, FL 33137
330 Alhambra Cir, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2700 NW 62nd St., Suite D107, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
10420 SW 77th Avenue, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33156
777 S Flagler Dr, Suite 1900, West Tower, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
11900 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 510, Miami, FL 33181
515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 260, Boca Raton, FL 33431
15800 Pines Blvd, Suite 300 PMB 3240, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
Wellington Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Wellington
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Wellington 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