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201 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48084
1132 Webster St, Birmingham, MI 48009
23756 Michigan Avenue,, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48124
15565 Northland Drive West, Suite 504, Southfield, MI 48075
1740 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 102, Troy, MI 48084
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
27555 Executive Drive, Suite 250, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
25742 Schoolcraft Ave, Redford, MI 48239
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 400, Novi, MI 48375
30701 Barrington St, Suite 100, Madison Heights, MI 48071
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
3000 Town Center, suite 2440, Southfield, MI 48075
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
41700 West Six Mile Road, Suite 101, Northville, MI 48168
261 East Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI 48009
108 S Main St, Ste. A, Royal Oak, MI 48067
30903 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 240, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
13351 Reeck Court, Suite 5, Southgate, MI 48195
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Bloomfield 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