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100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
One Towne Square, Suite 1835, Southfield, MI 48076
370 E. Maple Road, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
29444 Northwestern Hwy, ste. 107, Southfield, MI 48034
50346 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI 48317
14950 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 170, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
102 Kercheval Ave, Suite 201, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
75 N Main St, Ste. 202, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
2092 Christopher Ct, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
PO Box 7072, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
30300 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
27555 Executive Drive, Suite 250, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
645 Griswold Street, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
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Clarkston 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