Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
42550 Garfield Rd Ste 104A, Clinton Township, MI 48038
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
189 W. Clarkston Rd, Suite 6, Lake Orion, MI 48362
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
5619 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
3001 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
201 South Division Street, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
1 Parklane Blvd, Suite 729, Dearborn, MI 48126
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite 375, Royal Oak, MI 48073
855 Forest Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
409 E. Jefferson Avenue, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226
2242 S Telegraph Rd, Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
710 N Mill St, Plymouth, MI 48170
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
730 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
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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