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50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
27350 Southfield Rd, Suite A, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
370 E. Maple Road, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
17199 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 200, Livonia, MI 48152
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Dearborn Heights, MI
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500, Detroit, MI 48226-3435
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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