Top Onsted, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 431520, Pontiac, MI 48343
8300 Hall Rd, Suite 201, Utica, MI 48317
802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
334 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
855 Forest Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
1300 Broadway St, Suite 800, Detroit, MI 48226
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
45952 Schoenherr Rd, Utica, MI 48315
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