Top Hartland, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
235 West Genesee Street, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
32600 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
400 Renaissance Ctr, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
905 W Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, MI 48170
23200 John R Rd., PO Box 13, Hazel Park, MI 48030-9900
305 N Eton St, Unit D, Birmingham, MI 48009
30850 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
22201 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
101 W Big Beaver Rd, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084-5295
29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
302 North Huron St, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
PO Box 231, Hartland, MI 48353
26777 Central Park Blvd, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
22016 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
702 Notre Dame St, Suite 103, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
31000 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 100, Farmington, MI 48334
114 S Old Woodward Ave, Suite 2, Birmingham, MI 48009
290 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
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