Top Saline, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
117 West Fourth Street, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2525 South Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Bloomfield HIlls, MI 48302
39999 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
43550 Elizabeth Road, Suite 100, Clinton Township, MI 48036-4807
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 210, Troy, MI 48084
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
400 Renaissance Ctr, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
235 West Genesee Street, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
22201 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
28411 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 930, Southfield, MI 48034
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
3331 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 124, Troy, MI 48084
615 Griswold St, Suite 400, Detroit, MI 48226
302 S Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2510 S Telegraph, Suite L290, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
PO Box 431520, Pontiac, MI 48343
8300 Hall Rd, Suite 201, Utica, MI 48317
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
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