Top Tecumseh, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
855 Forest Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
189 Clarkston Rd, Suite 15A, Lake Orion, MI 48360
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
3913 Jackson Road, Suite 2, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
46 Macomb Pl, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
339 East Liberty Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
201 South Division Street, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500, Detroit, MI 48226-3435
363 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 250, Troy, MI 48084
995 N. Pontiac Trail, Suite 254, Walled Lake, MI 48382
Tecumseh 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