Top Washtenaw County, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
23200 John R Rd., PO Box 13, Hazel Park, MI 48030-9900
28411 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 930, Southfield, MI 48034
39555 Orchard Hill Pl, Suite 600, Novi, MI 48375
370 E. Maple Road, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009
106 W Shadbolt St, Lake Orion, MI 48362
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
5182 Cutty Ln, Warren, MI 48092
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
1221 Byron Rd, Howell, MI 48843
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
402 W Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
944 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, 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