Top Chelsea, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
200 Renaissance Center, Suite 3110, Detroit, MI 48243-1301
835 Mason St, D160, Dearborn, MI 48124
276 S Union St, Plymouth, MI 48170
32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
101 N Main St, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
880 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
613 Abbott St, Suite 150, Detroit, MI 48226
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
39555 Orchard Hill Pl, Suite 600, Novi, MI 48375
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2075 W Stadium Blvd, PO Box 2235, Ann Arbor, MI 48106
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
1625 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2304 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067
30903 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 240, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
4051 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
21905 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
710 N Mill St, Plymouth, MI 48170
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