Top West Miami, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
111 NE 1st Street, 5th Floor, Miami, FL 33132
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2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
1200 Brickell Ave, Ste 520, Miami, FL 33131
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
999 Ponce de Leon, Suite 515, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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407 Lincoln Rd, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
7865 Emerald Winds Cir, Boynton Beach, FL 33473
8201 Peters Road, Suite 1000, Plantation, FL 33324
1 Northeast 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33132
9100 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1800, Miami, FL 33156
1 W Las Olas Blvd, Ste. 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
4500 PGA Boulevard, Suite 207, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
2103 Coral Way, Suite 401, Miami, FL 33145
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Alfred Dupont Bldg, 169 E Flagler St, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
208 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
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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