Top Brighton, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
42550 Garfield Rd Ste 104A, Clinton Township, MI 48038
41700 Hayes Rd, Suite A, Clinton Township, MI 48038-5823
645 Griswold Street, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
189 W. Clarkston Rd, Suite 6, Lake Orion, MI 48362
500 Griswold St, Suite 2320, Detroit, MI 48226-2962
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
2057 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
7713 Partridge Hill Dr, Brighton, MI 48116
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
105 W Jefferson St, Blissfield, MI 49228
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
645 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
32600 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
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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