Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
36400 Woodward Ave, Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
3280 East 13 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 210, Troy, MI 48084
400 Renaissance Ctr, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
39850 Van Dyke Avenue, Suite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
455 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 360, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
235 West Genesee Street, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
350 South Main Street, Suite 210, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
22201 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
3331 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 124, Troy, MI 48084
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, 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