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32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
39555 Orchard Hill Pl, Suite 600, Novi, MI 48375
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
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18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
36400 Woodward Ave, Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
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1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
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38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
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37060 Garfield Rd Ste C-3, Clinton Township, MI 48036
2304 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
755 W Big Beaver Rd., Suite 101, Troy, MI 48084
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
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Dearborn Heights 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