Top Whitmore Lake, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
48639 Hayes Rd. Ste. A, Shelby Township, MI 48315-4403
30833 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200, Farmington, MI 48334
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
1530 Pine Grove Ave. Ste. 1, Port Huron, MI 48060-3370
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
39555 Orchard Hill Pl, Suite 600, Novi, MI 48375
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
189 Clarkston Rd, Suite 15A, Lake Orion, MI 48360
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
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316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
995 N. Pontiac Trail, Suite 254, Walled Lake, MI 48382
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