Top Saint Johns, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
221 W Lake Lansing Rd , #200, East Lansing, MI 48823
124 W Allegan St, Suite 636, Lansing, MI 48933
1140 Abbot Road, PO Box 1414, East Lansing, MI 48826
123 W Allegan St, Suite 900, Lansing, MI 48933
123 W. Allegan St, Suite 400, Lansing, MI 48933
566 N. Cedar St., Mason, MI 48854
222 North Washington Square, Suite 400, Lansing, MI 48933
The Grand Center, 1223 Turner Street, Suite 333, Lansing, MI 48906
504 South Creyts Road, Suite A, Lansing, MI 48917
1801 E Saginaw St, Lansing, MI 48912
321 W Lake Lansing Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823
139 W Lake Lansing Rd, Suite 140, East Lansing, MI 48823
2800 E Grand River Ave, Suite B, Lansing, MI 48912
4121 Okemos Road, Suite 17, Okemos, MI 48864
246 East Saginaw Street, Suite 100, East Lansing, MI 48823
215 S Washington Square, Suite 200, Lansing, MI 48933
420 South Waverly Road, Suite 1, Lansing, MI 48917
316 Taylor Street, Grand Ledge, MI 48837
5208 W Saginaw Hwy, 81142, Lansing, MI 48908
120 North Washington Sq., Lansing, MI 48933
7804 Francis Ct, Suite 110, Lansing, MI 48917
120 N. Washington Square, Suite 300, Lansing, MI 48933
822 Centennial Way, Suite 270, Lansing, MI 48917
3452 E Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing, MI 48823
530 W Ionia St, Suite B, Lansing, MI 48933
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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