Top Hartland, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
213 S Ashley St, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
36400 Woodward Ave, Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
39850 Van Dyke Avenue, Suite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
3280 East 13 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
2092 Christopher Ct, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
302 North Huron St, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
3200 Greenfield Rd, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48120
2242 S Telegraph Rd, Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
995 N. Pontiac Trail, Suite 254, Walled Lake, MI 48382
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
26777 Central Park Blvd, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite 375, Royal Oak, MI 48073
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
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