Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
39111 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
3155 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 123, Troy, MI 48084
26339 Woodward Ave, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
17000 W 10 Mile Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48075
42400 Grand River Ave, Ste 109, Novi, MI 48375
301 West Fourth Street, Suite 430, Royal Oak, MI 48067
26400 Lahser Rd, Ste. 250, Southfield, MI 48033
17197 N. Laurel Park Drive, Suite 201, Livonia, MI 48152
44 1st St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
3200 Greenfield Rd, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48120
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite: 140, Troy, MI 48084
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
995 N. Pontiac Trail, Suite 254, Walled Lake, MI 48382
105 W Jefferson St, Blissfield, MI 49228
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
32600 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
126 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
905 W Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, MI 48170
305 N Eton St, Unit D, Birmingham, MI 48009
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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