Top Hartland, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
944 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170
402 W Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
105 W Jefferson St, Blissfield, MI 49228
32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
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204 E Church St, Suite 204, Adrian, MI 49221
32600 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
339 East Liberty Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
8004 Grand River Rd, Brighton, MI 48114
3913 Jackson Road, Suite 2, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
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