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18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
840 West Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
47 Crocker Blvd # 100, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
6637 Highland Rd, Waterford, MI 48327
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17445 W 10 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48075
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48639 Hayes Rd. Ste. A, Shelby Township, MI 48315-4403
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
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3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
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25900 Greenfield Rd., Suite 650, Oak Park, MI 48237
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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