Top Whitmore Lake, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
315 East Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 100, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
201 S Main St, 5th Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
350 South Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
276 S Union St, Plymouth, MI 48170
32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
301 West Fourth Street, Suite 430, Royal Oak, MI 48067
42400 Grand River Ave, Ste 109, Novi, MI 48375
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite: 140, Troy, MI 48084
3300 Washtenaw Ave., Suite 277, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
333 West Fort Street, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226
2057 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
7713 Partridge Hill Dr, Brighton, MI 48116
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
PO Box 798, Milford, MI 48381
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
26300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
116 N. Main St, Suite 1, Adrian, MI 49221-2784
32600 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
Whitmore Lake 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