Top Brighton, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
235 West Genesee Street, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
455 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 360, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
101 W Big Beaver Rd, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084-5295
801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
26777 Central Park Blvd., Suite 325, Southfield, MI 48076
26862 Woodward Avenue, Unit 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Brighton, MI
204 E Church St, Suite 204, Adrian, MI 49221
36830 Goddard Rd, Romulus, MI 48174
7031 Orchard lake Road, Suite 302, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
944 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170
30300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 111, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
613 Abbott St, Suite 600, Detroit, MI 48226
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 400, Novi, MI 48375
30701 Barrington St, Suite 100, Madison Heights, MI 48071
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
Brighton Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Brighton
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Brighton and checks their standing with Michigan bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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