Top Howell, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
615 Griswold St Ste 1724, Detroit, MI 48226
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
995 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
33505 West 14 Mile Road, Suite 20, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
27 East Flint Street, Floor 2, Lake Orion, MI 48362
24725 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034
1000 Town Center, Ste 1100, Southfield, MI 48075
535 Griswold St Ste 1030, Detroit, MI 48226
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
116 N. Main St, Suite 1, Adrian, MI 49221-2784
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
101 North Main Street, Seventh Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
290 Franklin Wright Boulevard, Lake Orion, MI 48362
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
101 N Main St, Suite 525, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
302 North Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
455 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 360, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
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