Top Blissfield, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
363 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 250, Troy, MI 48084
PO Box 798, Milford, MI 48381
26300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
422 East Main Street, Northville, MI 48167
290 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
31000 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 100, Farmington, MI 48334
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
PO Box 231, Hartland, MI 48353
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
114 S Old Woodward Ave, Suite 2, Birmingham, MI 48009
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
6828 Park Ave, Allen Park, MI 48101
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
2930 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
221 North Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
15565 Northland Drive West, Suite 504, Southfield, MI 48075
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