Top Howell, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
710 N Mill St, Plymouth, MI 48170
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
21745 W Warren St, STE III, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 600, Southfield, MI 48034
6053 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
6828 Park Ave, Allen Park, MI 48101
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
2930 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
2510 S Telegraph, Suite L290, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
PO Box 431520, Pontiac, MI 48343
302 S Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
8300 Hall Rd, Suite 201, Utica, MI 48317
3300 Washtenaw Ave., Suite 277, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
333 West Fort Street, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
25742 Schoolcraft Ave, Redford, MI 48239
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
1740 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 102, Troy, MI 48084
33505 West 14 Mile Road, Suite 20, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
24725 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034
535 Griswold St Ste 1030, Detroit, MI 48226
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
Howell 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