Top Washtenaw County, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
201 South Division Street, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
3001 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
6828 Park Ave, Allen Park, MI 48101
32600 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
855 Forest Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
221 North Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
339 East Liberty Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
39555 Orchard Hill Pl, Suite 600, Novi, MI 48375
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
22226 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
27764 Franklin Rd, Southfield, MI 48034
500 Griswold St, Suite 2320, Detroit, MI 48226-2962
189 W. Clarkston Rd, Suite 6, Lake Orion, MI 48362
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