Top Blissfield, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
22201 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500, Detroit, MI 48226-3435
201 South Division Street, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
302 North Huron St, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
101 N Main St, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
22016 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
702 Notre Dame St, Suite 103, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
26777 Central Park Blvd, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
995 N. Pontiac Trail, Suite 254, Walled Lake, MI 48382
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
3001 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
2057 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
30833 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200, Farmington, MI 48334
Blissfield 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