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32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
42400 Grand River Ave, Ste 109, Novi, MI 48375
30150 Telegraph Rd, Suite 372, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500, Southfield, MI 48034
150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 100, Detroit, MI 48226
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23200 John R Rd., PO Box 13, Hazel Park, MI 48030-9900
101 W Big Beaver Rd, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084-5295
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
106 W Shadbolt St, Lake Orion, MI 48362
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
39555 Orchard Hill Place, Suite 215, Novi, MI 48375
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Canton 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