Top Dexter, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
101 North Main Street, Seventh Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
106 W Shadbolt St, Lake Orion, MI 48362
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
645 Griswold Street, Suite 3060, Detroit, MI 48226
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
4530 Cottonwood Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
116 N. Main St, Suite 1, Adrian, MI 49221-2784
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
29444 Northwestern Hwy, ste. 107, Southfield, MI 48034
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
400 Renaissance Ctr, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
455 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 360, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
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Dexter 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