Top Hartland, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
106 W Shadbolt St, Lake Orion, MI 48362
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
334 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
1360 Porter St, Suite 260, Dearborn, MI 48124
995 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
14290 Northline Rd, Southgate, MI 48195
33505 West 14 Mile Road, Suite 20, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
1000 Town Center, Ste 1100, Southfield, MI 48075
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
24725 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034
535 Griswold St Ste 1030, Detroit, MI 48226
105 W Jefferson St, Blissfield, MI 49228
1607 E Big Beaver Rd, #215, Troy, MI 48083
39400 Woodward Ave, Ste 200, PO Box 719, Royal Oak, MI 48068
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
1221 Byron Rd, Howell, MI 48843
26777 Central Park Blvd., Suite 325, Southfield, MI 48076
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
26862 Woodward Avenue, Unit 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
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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