Top Whitmore Lake, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
14950 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 170, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
75 N Main St, Ste. 202, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
50346 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI 48317
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
755 W Big Beaver Rd., Suite 101, Troy, MI 48084
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
1619 Fort St, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
37060 Garfield Rd Ste C-3, Clinton Township, MI 48036
645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
30201 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 220, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
6140 Greenfield Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
1985 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 218, Troy, MI 48084
3595 S Baldwin Rd # 340, Lake Orion, MI 48359
615 Griswold St, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
3331 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 124, Troy, MI 48084
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
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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