Top Chelsea, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6140 Greenfield Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
755 W Big Beaver Rd., Suite 101, Troy, MI 48084
30903 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 240, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
108 S Main St, Ste. A, Royal Oak, MI 48067
261 East Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI 48009
1985 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 218, Troy, MI 48084
615 Griswold St, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
32059 Utica Road, Fraser, MI 48026
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
2075 W Stadium Blvd, PO Box 2235, Ann Arbor, MI 48106
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
1625 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
241 Madison Street, Suite 7, Detroit, MI 48226
2304 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067
4051 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
21905 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
27735 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
Chelsea Drug Possession Information
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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