Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1985 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 218, Troy, MI 48084
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
241 Madison Street, Suite 7, Detroit, MI 48226
2242 S Telegraph Rd, Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
1851 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
3331 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 124, Troy, MI 48084
30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
26648 Van Dyke Avenue, Center Line, MI 48015
2446 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
22100 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
PO Box 231, Hartland, MI 48353
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
114 S Old Woodward Ave, Suite 2, Birmingham, MI 48009
1 Parklane Blvd, Suite 729, Dearborn, MI 48126
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite 375, Royal Oak, MI 48073
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
409 E. Jefferson Avenue, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
4530 Cottonwood Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
25600 Woodward Ave, Suite 214, Royal Oak, MI 48067
48 Market St, Suite 2E, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
31000 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 100, Farmington, MI 48334
290 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
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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