Top Ypsilanti, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 400, Novi, MI 48375
37637 Five Mile Rd, #294, Livonia, MI 48154
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
645 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
30701 Barrington St, Suite 100, Madison Heights, MI 48071
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
570 S Maple, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
19 Clifford Street, Floor 8, Detroit, MI 48226
995 N. Pontiac Trail, Suite 254, Walled Lake, MI 48382
105 W Jefferson St, Blissfield, MI 49228
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
201 South Division Street, Suite 400, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
101 N Main St, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Ypsilanti 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