Top Washtenaw County, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
613 Abbott St, Suite 150, Detroit, MI 48226
44 1st St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
276 S Union St, Plymouth, MI 48170
32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
39111 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
3155 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 123, Troy, MI 48084
26339 Woodward Ave, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
101 N Main St, Suite 525, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
56804 Mound Road, Shelby Township, MI 48316
840 West Long Lake Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48098
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
710 N Mill St, Plymouth, MI 48170
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
730 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
21745 W Warren St, STE III, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
6053 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
990 Decker Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
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