Top Springfield, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
317 Center Street, South Haven, MI 49090
650 Trade Centre Way, Suite 200, Kalamazoo, MI 49002-0402
491 West South Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
211 East Water Street, Suite 400, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-3923
180 E Water St, Suite 7000, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
619 W Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
1611 W Centre Ave, Suite 209, Portage, MI 49024
12630 Betz Road, Battle Creek, MI 49015
1595 W CentreAce, Suite 206, Portage, MI 49024
202 N Riverview Dr, Parchment, MI 49004
206 South Kalamazoo, Marshall, MI 49068
5955 W Main, Kalamazoo, MI 49009
1300 W Centre Ave, Suie 100, Portage, MI 49024
1 West Michigan Avenue, Battle Creek, MI 49017
3010 Lovers Lane, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
277 South Rose Street, Suite 6000, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
425 S Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
70 West Michigan Avenue, Suite 450, Battle Creek, MI 49017
Springfield 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