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27555 Executive Drive, Suite 250, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
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101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
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33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
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198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
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6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
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201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
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101 North Main Street, Seventh Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
645 Griswold Street, Suite 3060, Detroit, MI 48226
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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