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522 N Main St, Suite 200, Milford, MI 48381
41430 Grand River Ave, Suite D, Novi, MI 48375
835 Mason St, D160, Dearborn, MI 48124
30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 225, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
26400 Lahser Rd, Ste. 250, Southfield, MI 48033
613 Abbott St, Suite 150, Detroit, MI 48226
444 S. Washington Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48067
32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
276 S Union St, Plymouth, MI 48170
730 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
60 N Roessler St, Monroe, MI 48162
1132 Webster St, Birmingham, MI 48009
23756 Michigan Avenue,, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48124
15565 Northland Drive West, Suite 504, Southfield, MI 48075
2930 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
2510 S Telegraph, Suite L290, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
8300 Hall Rd, Suite 201, Utica, MI 48317
302 S Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
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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