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500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
33505 West 14 Mile Road, Suite 20, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
1000 Town Center, Ste 1100, Southfield, MI 48075
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24725 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034
995 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
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32600 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
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280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
PO Box 798, Milford, MI 48381
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
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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