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101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
36830 Goddard Rd, Romulus, MI 48174
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
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204 E Church St, Suite 204, Adrian, MI 49221
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 600, Southfield, MI 48034
3300 Washtenaw Ave., Suite 277, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
8004 Grand River Rd, Brighton, MI 48114
3913 Jackson Road, Suite 2, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
28411 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 930, Southfield, MI 48034
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
334 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
2723 S. State Street, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
101 North Main Street, Seventh Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
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