Top Hartland, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
201 South Division Street, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
101 N Main St, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
2930 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
1221 Byron Rd, Howell, MI 48843
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
15565 Northland Drive West, Suite 504, Southfield, MI 48075
22226 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
2304 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067
4051 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
30903 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 240, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
21905 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
27735 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
261 East Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI 48009
108 S Main St, Ste. A, Royal Oak, MI 48067
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
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