Top Brighton, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
41700 Hayes Rd, Suite A, Clinton Township, MI 48038-5823
PO Box 7072, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
42550 Garfield Rd Ste 104A, Clinton Township, MI 48038
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
645 Griswold Street, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
189 W. Clarkston Rd, Suite 6, Lake Orion, MI 48362
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
500 Griswold St, Suite 2320, Detroit, MI 48226-2962
402 West Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
14950 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 170, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
75 N Main St, Ste. 202, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
570 S Maple, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
19 Clifford Street, Floor 8, Detroit, MI 48226
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1100, Troy, MI 48084
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
3200 Greenfield Rd, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48120
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
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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