Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
26648 Van Dyke Avenue, Center Line, MI 48015
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
48 Market St, Suite 2E, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
2510 S Telegraph, Suite L290, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
302 S Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
PO Box 431520, Pontiac, MI 48343
8300 Hall Rd, Suite 201, Utica, MI 48317
2057 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
PO Box 798, Milford, MI 48381
26300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
221 North Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
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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