Top Ypsilanti, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
37060 Garfield Rd Ste C-3, Clinton Township, MI 48036
30201 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 220, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
615 Griswold St, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
1985 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 218, Troy, MI 48084
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
3595 S Baldwin Rd # 340, Lake Orion, MI 48359
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
26300 Ford Rd, Suite 105, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
24359 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 200A, Southfield, MI 48075
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
33 Bloomfield Hills Pkwy, Suite 242, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
645 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
1221 Byron Rd, Howell, MI 48843
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
37637 Five Mile Rd, #294, Livonia, MI 48154
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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