Top West Hollywood, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
8950 SW 74th Ct, Suite 2201 PMB A56, Miami, FL 33156
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1340 US Hwy 1, Suite 133, Jupiter, FL 33469
1645 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
201 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33131
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20295 NW 2nd Ave, Suite 215, Miami, FL 33169
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600 SW 4th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
1395 Brickell Ave Ste 800, Miami, FL 33131-3302
12 SE 7th St, Suite 706, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
2701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
100 S.E. 3rd Ave, 10th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
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1200 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950, Miami, FL 33131
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., 28th floor, Miami, FL 33131
500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 1580, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
2525 Ponce De Leon, Ste 300, Miami, FL 33134
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201 Alhambra Cir, Suite 1060, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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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