Top Adrian, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 600, Southfield, MI 48034
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
101 N Main St, Suite 525, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
840 West Long Lake Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48098
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
302 North Huron St, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
22016 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
702 Notre Dame St, Suite 103, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
26777 Central Park Blvd, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
29444 Northwestern Hwy, ste. 107, Southfield, MI 48034
350 South Main Street, Suite 210, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
2092 Christopher Ct, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500, Detroit, MI 48226-3435
201 South Division Street, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
1740 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 102, Troy, MI 48084
25742 Schoolcraft Ave, Redford, MI 48239
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
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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 Michigan 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