Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
213 S Ashley St, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
36400 Woodward Ave., Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
3280 East 13 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
PO Box 7030, Novi, MI 48376
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
2092 Christopher Ct, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 210, Troy, MI 48084
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
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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