Top Pinckney, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
363 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 250, Troy, MI 48084
840 West Long Lake Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48098
101 N Main St, Suite 525, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
201 South Division Street, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
4530 Cottonwood Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
3001 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
855 Forest Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
39555 Orchard Hill Pl, Suite 600, Novi, MI 48375
3075 E Grand River Ave, Suite 118, Howell, MI 48843
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
30903 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 240, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
4051 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
21745 W Warren St, STE III, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
21905 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
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Pinckney 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