Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
730 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
235 West Genesee Street, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
302 North Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
4530 Cottonwood Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
36830 Goddard Rd, Romulus, MI 48174
402 W Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
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204 E Church St, Suite 204, Adrian, MI 49221
213 S Ashley St, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
30300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 111, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
944 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
7031 Orchard lake Road, Suite 302, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
613 Abbott St, Suite 600, Detroit, MI 48226
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 400, Novi, MI 48375
36400 Woodward Ave., Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
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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