Top Onsted, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
17199 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 200, Livonia, MI 48152
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
One Towne Square, Suite 1835, Southfield, MI 48076
339 East Liberty Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
39555 Orchard Hill Pl, Suite 600, Novi, MI 48375
370 E. Maple Road, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
26300 Ford Rd, Suite 105, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
24359 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 200A, Southfield, MI 48075
33 Bloomfield Hills Pkwy, Suite 242, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
645 Griswold Street, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
PO Box 7072, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
30300 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
Onsted 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