Top Chelsea, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
30903 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 240, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
108 S Main St, Ste. A, Royal Oak, MI 48067
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
261 East Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI 48009
16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
840 West Long Lake Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48098
32059 Utica Road, Fraser, MI 48026
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
116 N. Main St, Suite 1, Adrian, MI 49221-2784
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
302 North Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
3300 Washtenaw Ave., Suite 277, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
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