Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2075 W Stadium Blvd, PO Box 2235, Ann Arbor, MI 48106
241 Madison Street, Suite 7, Detroit, MI 48226
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
116 N. Main St, Suite 1, Adrian, MI 49221-2784
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
1625 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
4051 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
2304 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
27735 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
1851 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
26648 Van Dyke Avenue, Center Line, MI 48015
213 S Ashley St, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
22100 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
2446 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
36400 Woodward Ave., Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
221 North Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
3280 East 13 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092
25742 Schoolcraft Ave, Redford, MI 48239
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
Ann Arbor Drug Possession Information
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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