Top Chelsea, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
22226 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
23409 Jefferson Ave, Suite 104, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
302 S Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2510 S Telegraph, Suite L290, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
1637 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite B, Troy, MI 48084
PO Box 431520, Pontiac, MI 48343
8300 Hall Rd, Suite 201, Utica, MI 48317
802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
5619 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
189 Clarkston Rd, Suite 15A, Lake Orion, MI 48360
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
PO Box 798, Milford, MI 48381
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
26300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
116 N. Main St, Suite 1, Adrian, MI 49221-2784
46 Macomb Pl, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
PO Box 231, Hartland, MI 48353
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