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607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 500, Southfield, MI 48034
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
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1132 Webster St, Birmingham, MI 48009
23756 Michigan Avenue,, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48124
3000 Town Center, suite 2440, Southfield, MI 48075
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
41700 West Six Mile Road, Suite 101, Northville, MI 48168
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
15565 Northland Drive West, Suite 504, Southfield, MI 48075
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
17199 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 200, Livonia, MI 48152
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
22226 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
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Birmingham 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