Top Howell, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
22226 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
One Towne Square, Suite 1835, Southfield, MI 48076
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
5619 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
645 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
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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