Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
201 S Main St, 5th Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
1000 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Ste 103, Birmingham, MI 48009
350 South Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
301 West Fourth Street, Suite 430, Royal Oak, MI 48067
200 Renaissance Center, Suite 3110, Detroit, MI 48243-1301
30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 225, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
315 East Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 100, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
570 S Maple, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
2525 South Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Bloomfield HIlls, MI 48302
117 West Fourth Street, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 210, Troy, MI 48084
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Lobby D, Suite D-2000, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
39999 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
101 North Main Street, Seventh Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
43550 Elizabeth Road, Suite 100, Clinton Township, MI 48036-4807
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
645 Griswold Street, Suite 3060, Detroit, MI 48226
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
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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