Top Howell, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
302 North Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
4530 Cottonwood Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
363 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 250, Troy, MI 48084
213 S Ashley St, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
221 North Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
2092 Christopher Ct, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324
101 N Main St, Suite 525, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
5182 Cutty Ln, Warren, MI 48092
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
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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