Top Brighton, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
339 East Liberty Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
570 S Maple, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
19 Clifford Street, Floor 8, Detroit, MI 48226
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
3200 Greenfield Rd, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48120
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
106 W Shadbolt St, Lake Orion, MI 48362
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
105 W Jefferson St, Blissfield, MI 49228
334 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
1221 Byron Rd, Howell, MI 48843
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
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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