Top Brighton, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1625 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
31000 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 100, Farmington, MI 48334
114 S Old Woodward Ave, Suite 2, Birmingham, MI 48009
241 Madison Street, Suite 7, Detroit, MI 48226
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
120 N 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
26777 Central Park Blvd., Suite 325, Southfield, MI 48076
26862 Woodward Avenue, Unit 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
101 North Main Street, Seventh Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
45952 Schoenherr Rd, Utica, MI 48315
1300 Broadway St, Suite 800, Detroit, MI 48226
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
1851 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
27 East Flint Street, Floor 2, Lake Orion, MI 48362
30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
26648 Van Dyke Avenue, Center Line, MI 48015
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
3300 Washtenaw Ave., Suite 277, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
302 North Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
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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