Top Saline, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
42400 Grand River Ave, Ste 109, Novi, MI 48375
315 East Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 100, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
1000 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Ste 103, Birmingham, MI 48009
28175 Haggerty Rd, Suite 110, Novi, MI 48377
17000 W 10 Mile Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48075
30150 Telegraph Rd, Suite 372, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
17436 College Parkway, Livonia, MI 48152
880 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
201 S Main St, 5th Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
One Towne Square, Suite 1835, Southfield, MI 48076
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
17199 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 200, Livonia, MI 48152
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
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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