Top Howell, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
500 Griswold St, Suite 2320, Detroit, MI 48226-2962
41700 Hayes Rd, Suite A, Clinton Township, MI 48038-5823
42550 Garfield Rd Ste 104A, Clinton Township, MI 48038
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
14950 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 170, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
102 Kercheval Ave, Suite 201, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
50346 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI 48317
75 N Main St, Ste. 202, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
570 S Maple Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
19 Clifford Street, Floor 8, Detroit, MI 48226
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
4530 Cottonwood Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
3200 Greenfield Rd, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48120
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
105 W Jefferson St, Blissfield, MI 49228
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