Top West Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Four Seasons Tower, 1441 Brickell Ave, Suite 1420, Miami, FL 33131
333 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 4400, Miami, FL 33131
4000 Ponce de Leon, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
101 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 1564, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1666 John F Kennedy Causeway, Suite 611, North Bay Village, FL 33141
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Wells Fargo Plaza, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
13501 SW 128th St., Suite 205, Miami, FL 33186
830 Brickell Plaza, Miami, FL 33131
1340 US Hwy 1, Suite 133, Jupiter, FL 33469
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2500, Miami, FL 33131
1 NE 2nd Ave, Floor 2, Miami, FL 33132
1395 Brickell Ave Ste 800, Miami, FL 33131-3302
7685 SW 104th St, Ste 200, Miami, FL 33156
1645 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
20295 NW 2nd Ave, Suite 215, Miami, FL 33169
600 SW 4th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
237 S. Dixie Hwy, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
200 S Andrews Ave, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
2800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33137
55 SE 6th St, Suite 205, 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