Top West Palm Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1555 Palm Beach Lake Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
111 NE 1st Street, 5th Floor, Miami, FL 33132
2020 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1101, Coral Gables, FL 33134
1111 Brickell Ave, Suite 1550, Miami, FL 33131
3350 SW 148th Ave, Suite 110, Miramar, FL 33027
1 Alhambra Plaza, Ste 1130, Coral Gables, FL 33134-5216
701 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 1550, Miami, FL 33131
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
10631 North Kendall Drive, Suite 260, Miami, FL 33176-1571
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
423 SE 19th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
1700 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 800, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
884 US Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
633 South Andrews Ave, Suite 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2030 Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134-4620
202 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444
633 NE 167 Street, Suite 1025, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
6520 SW 134th Dr, Miami, FL 33156
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6701 Sunset Dr, Suite 104, Miami, FL 33143
4755 Technology Way, Suite 205, Boca Raton, FL 33431
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200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2770, 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