Top Chelsea, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
261 East Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI 48009
16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
32059 Utica Road, Fraser, MI 48026
2075 W Stadium Blvd, PO Box 2235, Ann Arbor, MI 48106
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
23756 Michigan Avenue,, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48124
1132 Webster St, Birmingham, MI 48009
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
105 W Jefferson St, Blissfield, MI 49228
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
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204 E Church St, Suite 204, Adrian, MI 49221
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
36830 Goddard Rd, Romulus, MI 48174
402 W Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
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