Top Manchester, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6140 Greenfield Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
30201 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 220, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
755 W Big Beaver Rd., Suite 101, Troy, MI 48084
1619 Fort St, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
1985 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 218, Troy, MI 48084
3331 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 124, Troy, MI 48084
37060 Garfield Rd Ste C-3, Clinton Township, MI 48036
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
339 East Liberty Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
3001 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
201 South Division Street, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
106 W Shadbolt St, Lake Orion, MI 48362
39555 Orchard Hill Pl, Suite 600, Novi, MI 48375
855 Forest Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
28411 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 930, Southfield, MI 48034
370 E. Maple Road, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
Manchester 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