Top Adrian, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
30300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 111, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
7031 Orchard lake Road, Suite 302, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
613 Abbott St, Suite 600, Detroit, MI 48226
30701 Barrington St, Suite 100, Madison Heights, MI 48071
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 400, Novi, MI 48375
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
189 Clarkston Rd, Suite 15A, Lake Orion, MI 48360
3913 Jackson Road, Suite 2, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
363 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 250, Troy, MI 48084
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
22174 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124
6053 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
39111 6 Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48152
990 Decker Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
37637 Five Mile Rd, #294, Livonia, MI 48154
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 600, Southfield, MI 48034
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
1 Parklane Blvd, Suite 729, Dearborn, MI 48126
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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