Grand Rapids Drug Crimes Lawyer

Michigan State Drug Crime Charges

A dedicated attorney from our team can help you with a wide variety of drug crime charges in Michigan. Whether you are facing minor drug possession charges or serious felony charges such as drug trafficking, an experienced lawyer from our firm can support you in fighting back. We can design and mount a defense strategy against multiple charges in Michigan, including:

• Use of controlled substances. In Michigan, the use of certain drugs or controlled substances can lead to charges, which can come with fines and jail time.
• Possession of controlled substances. Possession crimes involve having controlled substances without proper authorization or a valid prescription. Possession with intent to deliver drugs is a more serious offense, requiring the prosecutor to prove you had the intention to sell the drugs in your possession. .
• Possession of drug paraphernalia. Having items that are used to distribute, consume, or manufacture drugs is a crime in Michigan. Drug paraphernalia examples include syringes, glass pipes, and beakers.
• Delivery of controlled substances. Trying to deliver or successfully delivering drugs to another party is a distinct crime in the state of Michigan.
• Manufacture of controlled substances. Creating, making, or producing illegal substances falls under drug manufacturing crimes in Michigan. Examples include running methamphetamine labs and growing marijuana illegally.
• Trafficking of controlled substances. Michigan drug trafficking crimes involve selling or transporting controlled substances, even without leaving the state. Such crimes are heavily penalized and can come with severely enhanced sentences for anyone with a prior record involving drug crimes.
• Prescription drug crimes. Prescription drug crimes involve the misuse of medications that have been prescribed or the acquisition or sale of prescription drugs illegally. Examples of prescription drug crimes include prescription forgery, running a prescription pill mill, bribery of healthcare providers, and doctor shopping.
• Maintaining a drug house or vehicle. This Michigan crime makes it illegal to own a property used for making, selling, or storing illegal substances.
• Drug offenses involving minors. Drug offenses that occur near places where minors are commonly located or those that involve minors are specific offenses under Michigan law. Drug offenses involving minors have enhanced criminal penalties.
• Operating While Intoxicated (OWI). OWI crimes in Michigan involve operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Such crimes involve driving a vehicle while having a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of08% or greater, being under the influence of alcohol or any drug, or while having any amount of specified controlled substances in your blood at the time that you drive. BACs that are .07 or greater come with enhanced penalties under the state’s OWI laws.
• Operating While Visibly Impaired (OWVI). Such crimes involve operating a vehicle while being visibly impaired by drugs or alcohol. There is no requisite BAC in order to be convicted of Operating While Visibly Impaired. Instead, the prosecution is required to prove that because of alcohol or drugs, the individual drove with less ability than would an ordinary careful driver.

Additionally, depending on the nature of the charges, defendants may have their property and assets subject to forfeiture if it is linked to certain drug crimes. An experienced lawyer from our team can protect your rights and interests throughout the criminal defense process.