Top Ann Arbor, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1360 Porter St, Suite 260, Dearborn, MI 48124
995 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
45952 Schoenherr Rd, Utica, MI 48315
535 Griswold St Ste 1030, Detroit, MI 48226
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
3331 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 124, Troy, MI 48084
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
339 East Liberty Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
One Towne Square, Suite 1835, Southfield, MI 48076
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
370 E. Maple Road, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
17199 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 200, Livonia, MI 48152
27555 Executive Drive, Suite 250, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
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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