Top Washtenaw County, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
8004 Grand River Rd, Brighton, MI 48114
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
2510 S Telegraph, Suite L290, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
302 S Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
PO Box 431520, Pontiac, MI 48343
8300 Hall Rd, Suite 201, Utica, MI 48317
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite 375, Royal Oak, MI 48073
15565 Northland Drive West, Suite 504, Southfield, MI 48075
1 Parklane Blvd, Suite 729, Dearborn, MI 48126
802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
2242 S Telegraph Rd, Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
409 E. Jefferson Avenue, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
710 N Mill St, Plymouth, MI 48170
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
2930 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
21745 W Warren St, STE III, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
120 N 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
26777 Central Park Blvd., Suite 325, Southfield, MI 48076
26862 Woodward Avenue, Unit 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1300 Broadway St, Suite 800, Detroit, MI 48226
Washtenaw County 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