Top West Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
300 SW 12th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
7685 SW 104th St, Ste 200, Miami, FL 33156
319 Clematis St, Ste 604, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
9425 Sunset Dr, Suite 211, Miami, FL 33173
601 Brickell Key, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
10180 SW 71st Ave, Pinecrest, FL 33156
830 Brickell Plaza, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
330 Alhambra Cir, Coral Gables, FL 33134
9100 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1800, Miami, FL 33156
2601 S Bayshore Dr, Suite 1550, Miami, FL 33133
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
9100 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33156
300 Sevilla Avenue, Suite 211, Coral Gables, FL 33134
3601 PGA Blvd, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
333 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 3200, Miami, FL 33131
4000 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 705S, Hollywood, FL 33021
2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Suite 1150, Coral Gables, FL 33134
939 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500-9678, Miami, FL 33131
2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 600, Coral Gables, FL 33134
4649 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 301, Coral Gables, FL 33146
2250 SW 3rd Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33129
100 SE 2nd St, Ste 3400, Miami, FL 33131
225 Alcazar Avenue, Floor 2, Coral Gables, FL 33134
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33130
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