Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
363 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 250, Troy, MI 48084
106 W Shadbolt St, Lake Orion, MI 48362
855 Forest Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
29444 Northwestern Hwy, ste. 107, Southfield, MI 48034
339 East Liberty Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
PO Box 7030, Novi, MI 48376
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
570 S Maple Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
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