Top Jasper, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
3200 Greenfield Rd, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48120
261 East Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI 48009
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
32059 Utica Road, Fraser, MI 48026
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
8004 Grand River Rd, Brighton, MI 48114
28411 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 930, Southfield, MI 48034
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
2930 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
5182 Cutty Ln, Warren, MI 48092
Jasper Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Jasper
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Jasper and checks their standing with Michigan bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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