Top Blissfield, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 431520, Pontiac, MI 48343
2510 S Telegraph, Suite L290, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
101 North Main Street, Seventh Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
2057 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
3300 Washtenaw Ave., Suite 277, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
333 West Fort Street, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226
5619 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
PO Box 7030, Novi, MI 48376
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
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