Top Howell, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
261 East Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI 48009
21905 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
27735 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
32059 Utica Road, Fraser, MI 48026
108 S Main St, Ste. A, Royal Oak, MI 48067
13351 Reeck Court, Suite 5, Southgate, MI 48195
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
339 East Liberty Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
One Towne Square, Suite 1835, Southfield, MI 48076
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
17199 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 200, Livonia, MI 48152
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
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