Top Howell, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
880 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
835 Mason St, D160, Dearborn, MI 48124
1000 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Ste 103, Birmingham, MI 48009
201 S Main St, 5th Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
301 West Fourth Street, Suite 430, Royal Oak, MI 48067
350 South Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
200 Renaissance Center, Suite 3110, Detroit, MI 48243-1301
339 East Liberty Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
29444 Northwestern Hwy, ste. 107, Southfield, MI 48034
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
2092 Christopher Ct, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324
27555 Executive Drive, Suite 250, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
402 West Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
116 N. Main St, Suite 1, Adrian, MI 49221-2784
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr Ste D2000, Domino's Farms, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
39999 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
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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