Top Adrian, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
3200 Greenfield Rd, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48120
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1100, Troy, MI 48084
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
24359 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 200A, Southfield, MI 48075
33 Bloomfield Hills Pkwy, Suite 242, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
570 S Maple, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
19 Clifford Street, Floor 8, Detroit, MI 48226
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
37637 Five Mile Rd, #294, Livonia, MI 48154
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500, Detroit, MI 48226-3435
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
201 South Division Street, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
101 N Main St, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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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