Top Brighton, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
37637 Five Mile Rd, #294, Livonia, MI 48154
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
5182 Cutty Ln, Warren, MI 48092
730 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
710 N Mill St, Plymouth, MI 48170
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
21745 W Warren St, STE III, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
990 Decker Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 600, Southfield, MI 48034
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
22174 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124
6053 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
39111 6 Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48152
3075 E Grand River Ave, Suite 118, Howell, MI 48843
23756 Michigan Avenue,, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48124
1132 Webster St, Birmingham, MI 48009
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
15565 Northland Drive West, Suite 504, Southfield, MI 48075
2930 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
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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