Top Brighton, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
350 South Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
17436 College Parkway, Livonia, MI 48152
880 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
315 East Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 100, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
33533 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 295, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
201 S Main St, 5th Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
36400 Woodward Ave., Suite 30, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
613 Abbott St, Suite 150, Detroit, MI 48226
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
2510 S Telegraph, Suite L290, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
302 S Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
PO Box 431520, Pontiac, MI 48343
8300 Hall Rd, Suite 201, Utica, MI 48317
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
615 Griswold St, Suite 400, Detroit, MI 48226
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
30201 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 220, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
3595 S Baldwin Rd # 340, Lake Orion, MI 48359
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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