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6637 Highland Rd, Waterford, MI 48327
17445 W 10 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48075
48639 Hayes Rd. Ste. A, Shelby Township, MI 48315-4403
29850 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
6828 Park Ave, Allen Park, MI 48101
1530 Pine Grove Ave. Ste. 1, Port Huron, MI 48060-3370
30833 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200, Farmington, MI 48334
101 W Big Beaver Rd, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084-5295
23200 John R Rd., PO Box 13, Hazel Park, MI 48030-9900
30850 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
47 Crocker Blvd # 100, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 600, Southfield, MI 48034
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
31000 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 100, Farmington, MI 48334
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
1637 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite B, Troy, MI 48084
189 Clarkston Rd, Suite 15A, Lake Orion, MI 48360
14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
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