Top Ypsilanti, MI Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
14290 Northline Rd, Southgate, MI 48195
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
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32600 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
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PO Box 7030, Novi, MI 48376
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
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51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
370 E. Maple Road, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009
29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
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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