Top Washtenaw County, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
One Towne Square, Suite 1835, Southfield, MI 48076
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
1221 Byron Rd, Howell, MI 48843
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
22226 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
645 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
32600 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
455 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 360, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
400 Renaissance Ctr, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
235 West Genesee Street, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Washtenaw County, MI
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
22201 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
220 W. Congress St., 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