Top Howell, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
402 West Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
370 E. Maple Road, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009
27555 Executive Drive, Suite 250, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr Ste D2000, Domino's Farms, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
2525 South Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Bloomfield HIlls, MI 48302
117 West Fourth Street, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
39999 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 210, Troy, MI 48084
43550 Elizabeth Road, Suite 100, Clinton Township, MI 48036-4807
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
27 East Flint Street, Floor 2, Lake Orion, MI 48362
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
101 North Main Street, Seventh Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
2930 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
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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