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17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
403 Fort St, Suite A, Port Huron, MI 48060
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
1619 Fort St, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
37060 Garfield Rd Ste C-3, Clinton Township, MI 48036
755 W Big Beaver Rd., Suite 101, Troy, MI 48084
615 Griswold St, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
6140 Greenfield Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
1985 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 218, Troy, MI 48084
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
30201 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 220, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
3595 S Baldwin Rd # 340, Lake Orion, MI 48359
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
855 Forest Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
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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