Top Saline, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
PO Box 431520, Pontiac, MI 48343
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
37637 Five Mile Rd, #294, Livonia, MI 48154
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
402 West Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
20600 Eureka Rd, Suite 515, Taylor, MI 48180
302 S Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2510 S Telegraph, Suite L290, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
8300 Hall Rd, Suite 201, Utica, MI 48317
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
PO Box 798, Milford, MI 48381
26300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
27555 Executive Drive, Suite 250, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
Saline 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