Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
7713 Partridge Hill Dr, Brighton, MI 48116
339 East Liberty Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
645 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
46 Macomb Pl, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
101 N Main St, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
402 West Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
302 North Huron St, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
26777 Central Park Blvd, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
22016 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
702 Notre Dame St, Suite 103, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
27555 Executive Drive, Suite 250, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
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