Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
302 North Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
213 S Ashley St, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
36400 Woodward Ave., Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
3280 East 13 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092
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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