Top West Hollywood, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33130
5850 Coral Ridge Drive, Suite 208, Coral Springs, FL 33076
612 SE 5th Ave, Suite 3, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
80 SW 8th St Ste 2157, Miami, FL 33130
54 SW Boca Raton Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33432
6409 Grebe Ct, Lake Worth, FL 33463
4600 N Ocean Blvd Ste 206, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
2 South Biscayne Blvd, Ste 3100, Miami, FL 33131
440 Royal Palm Way, Suite 202, Palm Beach, FL 33480
200 Butler St, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
1 E Broward Blvd, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
100 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
66 West Flagler Street, 12th Floor, Miami, FL 33130
407 Lincoln Road, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
2333 Brickell Avenue, Suite A-1, Miami, FL 33129-2497
1 NE 2nd Ave # 200, Miami, FL 33132
1000 5th Street, Suite 200, Miami Beach, FL 33139
3801 PGA Boulevard, Suite 600, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
12 SE 7th St, Suite 706, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
3059 Grand Ave, Suite 330, Miami, FL 33133
301 Crawford Blvd Ste 208, Boca Raton, FL 33432
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
Northbridge Centre, 515 North Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1330 SE 4th Ave, Suite G, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
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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