Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
189 Clarkston Rd, Suite 15A, Lake Orion, MI 48360
3300 Washtenaw Ave., Suite 277, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
333 West Fort Street, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
46 Macomb Pl, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
3913 Jackson Road, Suite 2, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
13351 Reeck Court, Suite 5, Southgate, MI 48195
32059 Utica Road, Fraser, MI 48026
108 S Main St, Ste. A, Royal Oak, MI 48067
261 East Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI 48009
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
363 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 250, Troy, MI 48084
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
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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