Top Hartland, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
422 East Main Street, Northville, MI 48167
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
5182 Cutty Ln, Warren, MI 48092
3331 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 124, Troy, MI 48084
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
30701 Barrington St, Suite 100, Madison Heights, MI 48071
221 North Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 400, Novi, MI 48375
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
755 W Big Beaver Rd., Suite 101, Troy, MI 48084
37060 Garfield Rd Ste C-3, Clinton Township, MI 48036
30201 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 220, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
3595 S Baldwin Rd # 340, Lake Orion, MI 48359
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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