Top Howell, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1300 Broadway St, Suite 800, Detroit, MI 48226
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
14290 Northline Rd, Southgate, MI 48195
21905 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
615 Griswold St, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
615 Griswold St Ste 1724, Detroit, MI 48226
995 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
27735 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
33505 West 14 Mile Road, Suite 20, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
1360 Porter St, Suite 260, Dearborn, MI 48124
1851 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
1000 Town Center, Ste 1100, Southfield, MI 48075
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
535 Griswold St Ste 1030, Detroit, MI 48226
26648 Van Dyke Avenue, Center Line, MI 48015
2446 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
22100 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
241 Madison Street, Suite 7, Detroit, MI 48226
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
39555 Orchard Hill Pl, Suite 600, Novi, MI 48375
221 North Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
339 East Liberty Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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