Top West Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
169 E Flagler St, Suite 1321, Miami, FL 33131
700 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33136
2385 Executive Center Drive, Suite 250, Boca Raton, FL 33431
110 SE 6th Street, Suite 1740, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
100 S.E. 3rd Ave, 10th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
1200 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950, Miami, FL 33131
111 NE 1st Street, 5th Floor, Miami, FL 33132
1885 NW North River Drive, Miami, FL 33125
1399 SW First Avenue, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33130
2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 260, Boca Raton, FL 33431
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
10800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 925, Miami, FL 33161
3313 W Commercial Blvd, Ste 190, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
9100 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1800, Miami, FL 33156
2151 S Le Jeune Rd, Suite 306, Coral Gables, FL 33134
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 950, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2020 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1101, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1100, Coral Gables, FL 33134
3601 PGA Blvd, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2770, Miami, FL 33131
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
110 SE 6th Street, 15th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1680 NE 135th Street, Miami, FL 33181
1411 NW North River Drive, Miami, FL 33125
West Miami Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in West Miami
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in West Miami 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