Top Howell, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
290 Franklin Wright Boulevard, Lake Orion, MI 48362
28411 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 930, Southfield, MI 48034
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
334 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
302 North Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
213 S Ashley St, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
7031 Orchard lake Road, Suite 302, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
944 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
613 Abbott St, Suite 600, Detroit, MI 48226
402 W Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
1132 Webster St, Birmingham, MI 48009
23756 Michigan Avenue,, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48124
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
30300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 111, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
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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