Top West Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
224 Datura Street, Suite 1007, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
4040 NE 2nd Ave, Office 328, Miami, FL 33137
4800 N Federal Hwy, Ste 205 B, Boca Raton, FL 33431
202 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444
3300 PGA Blvd, Ste 510, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
208 SE 6th St, Suite 1, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
4770 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33021
1856 North Nob Hill Road, Suite 140, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
7275 NW 1st Ct, Unit 104, Miami, FL 33150
201 S Biscayne Blvd, 18th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
6409 Grebe Ct, Lake Worth, FL 33463
1000 5th Street, Suite 200, Miami Beach, FL 33139
2333 Brickell Avenue, Suite A-1, Miami, FL 33129-2497
1 NE 2nd Ave # 200, Miami, FL 33132
2801 Greene St., Hollywood, FL 33020
80 SW 8th St Ste 2157, Miami, FL 33130
18503 Pines Blvd, Suite 301, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
1 Alhambra Plaza, Ste 1130, Coral Gables, FL 33134-5216
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
200 Butler St, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
15150 NW 79th Ct, Suite 195, Hialeah, FL 33016
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33131
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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