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1985 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 218, Troy, MI 48084
30201 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 220, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
29850 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
6140 Greenfield Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
37060 Garfield Rd Ste C-3, Clinton Township, MI 48036
755 W Big Beaver Rd., Suite 101, Troy, MI 48084
3595 S Baldwin Rd # 340, Lake Orion, MI 48359
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
30833 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200, Farmington, MI 48334
3331 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 124, Troy, MI 48084
403 Fort St, Suite A, Port Huron, MI 48060
645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
47 Crocker Blvd # 100, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
300 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 304, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
6637 Highland Rd, Waterford, MI 48327
407 E Fort St, Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48226
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
17445 W 10 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48075
48639 Hayes Rd. Ste. A, Shelby Township, MI 48315-4403
1530 Pine Grove Ave. Ste. 1, Port Huron, MI 48060-3370
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
Detroit 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