Top Hartland, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
615 Griswold St, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
1985 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 218, Troy, MI 48084
6140 Greenfield Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
1221 Byron Rd, Howell, MI 48843
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
1619 Fort St, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
37060 Garfield Rd Ste C-3, Clinton Township, MI 48036
3331 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 124, Troy, MI 48084
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
32600 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
25600 Woodward Ave, Suite 214, Royal Oak, MI 48067
48 Market St, Suite 2E, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
905 W Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, MI 48170
305 N Eton St, Unit D, Birmingham, MI 48009
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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