Top Ypsilanti, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Ste 103, Birmingham, MI 48009
30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 225, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
39111 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
3155 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 123, Troy, MI 48084
26339 Woodward Ave, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
44 1st St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
330 Town Center Dr, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
710 N Mill St, Plymouth, MI 48170
56804 Mound Road, Shelby Township, MI 48316
21745 W Warren St, STE III, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
730 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
302 North Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
840 West Long Lake Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48098
101 N Main St, Suite 525, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
4530 Cottonwood Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
22174 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
39111 6 Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48152
6053 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
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