Top Adrian, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
101 N Main St, Suite 525, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
3913 Jackson Road, Suite 2, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
116 N. Main St, Suite 1, Adrian, MI 49221-2784
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
106 W Shadbolt St, Lake Orion, MI 48362
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
334 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
8004 Grand River Rd, Brighton, MI 48114
22174 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124
6053 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500, Detroit, MI 48226-3435
37637 Five Mile Rd, #294, Livonia, MI 48154
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
101 N Main St, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
25742 Schoolcraft Ave, Redford, MI 48239
3001 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
201 South Division Street, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
24725 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034
30445 Northwestern Hwy, Ste. 225, Farmington, MI 48334
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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