Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
880 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
101 N Main St, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
301 West Fourth Street, Suite 430, Royal Oak, MI 48067
26400 Lahser Rd, Ste. 250, Southfield, MI 48033
42705 Grand River Ave, Suite 201, Novi, MI 48375
33533 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 295, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
36400 Woodward Ave., Suite 30, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
409 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
39555 Orchard Hill Place, Suite 215, Novi, MI 48375
17001 Nineteen Mile Rd, Suite 1D, Clinton Township, MI 48038
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
44444 Mound RoadSuite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
455 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 360, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
30833 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200, Farmington, MI 48334
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
403 Fort St, Suite A, Port Huron, MI 48060
801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
235 West Genesee Street, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
6828 Park Ave, Allen Park, MI 48101
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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