{"id":549,"date":"2020-02-05T13:40:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T18:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tampacriminallawyer.net\/?p=549"},"modified":"2026-01-07T12:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:05:58","slug":"drug-charges-in-florida-what-is-constructive-possession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/drug-charges-in-florida-what-is-constructive-possession\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug Charges in Florida: What is Constructive Possession?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida has some of the toughest drug laws in the entire country. If you are arrested for drug possession in our state, you could be looking at serious criminal penalties\u2014potentially including a lengthy prison sentence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Did you know that you can be charged with and convicted of drug possession even if a controlled substance is never actually discovered in your hands or on your person?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is called \u201cconstructive possession\u201d\u2014and it occurs when someone maintains control over a banned substance without having it within their physical grasp.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Florida has some of the toughest drug laws in the entire country. If you are arrested for drug possession in our state, you could be looking at serious criminal penalties\u2014potentially including a lengthy prison sentence.\u00a0 Did you know that you can be charged with and convicted of drug possession even if a controlled substance is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,15,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defenses","category-drug-crimes","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat Is Constructive Possession of Drugs?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Drugs found in shared space in Florida? 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