Top Hartland, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
302 North Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
22174 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124
6053 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
213 S Ashley St, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
37637 Five Mile Rd, #294, Livonia, MI 48154
221 North Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
33 Bloomfield Hills Pkwy, Suite 242, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
24359 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 200A, Southfield, MI 48075
26300 Ford Rd, Suite 105, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
75 N Main St, Ste. 202, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
50346 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI 48317
14950 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 170, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
30300 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
PO Box 7072, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
189 W. Clarkston Rd, Suite 6, Lake Orion, MI 48362
645 Griswold Street, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
27764 Franklin Rd, Southfield, MI 48034
500 Griswold St, Suite 2320, Detroit, MI 48226-2962
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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