Top Washtenaw County, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
25600 Woodward Ave, Suite 214, Royal Oak, MI 48067
48 Market St, Suite 2E, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
56804 Mound Road, Shelby Township, MI 48316
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
108 S Main St, Ste. A, Royal Oak, MI 48067
261 East Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI 48009
16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
32059 Utica Road, Fraser, MI 48026
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
106 W Shadbolt St, Lake Orion, MI 48362
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
101 N Main St, Suite 525, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
840 West Long Lake Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48098
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
302 North Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1100, Troy, MI 48084
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
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