Top Hartland, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
27555 Executive Drive, Suite 250, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
333 West Fort Street, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
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
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
455 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 360, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
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Hartland 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