Top Washtenaw County, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
535 Griswold St Ste 1030, Detroit, MI 48226
33505 West 14 Mile Road, Suite 20, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
1000 Town Center, Ste 1100, Southfield, MI 48075
995 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
24725 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034
645 Griswold Street, Suite 3060, Detroit, MI 48226
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
101 North Main Street, Seventh Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
1851 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
2446 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
26648 Van Dyke Avenue, Center Line, MI 48015
116 N. Main St, Suite 1, Adrian, MI 49221-2784
PO Box 231, Hartland, MI 48353
22100 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
241 Madison Street, Suite 7, 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