Top West Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
200 S Andrews Ave, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
18503 Pines Blvd, Suite 301, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
2100 Coral Wy, Suite 200-6, Miami, FL 33145
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2111 N Commerce Pkwy, Weston, FL 33326
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
614 S Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3303
150 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33131
604 Banyan Trl, #812661, Boca Raton, FL 33431
1132 SE 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
1680 Michigan Ave, Suite 100, Miami Beach, FL 33139
1555 Palm Beach Lake Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1930 Harrison St, Suite 203, Hollywood, FL 33020
4000 Ponce de Leon, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
1800 SW 1st Street, Suite 206, Miami, FL 33135
999 Ponce de Leon, Suite 515, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2655 S Le Jeune Rd, #901, Coral Gables, FL 33134
3860 SW 8th St Ph, Coral Gables, FL 33134-3072
333 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
8551 Sunrise Blvd, Suite 206, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
66 W. Flagler St., Suite 900, Miami, FL 33130
2103 Coral Way, Suite 401, Miami, FL 33145
169 E Flagler St, Suite 1321, Miami, FL 33131
208 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
West Miami Drug Possession Information
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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