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2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
189 Clarkston Rd, Suite 15A, Lake Orion, MI 48360
23409 Jefferson Ave, Suite 104, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 600, Southfield, MI 48034
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
46 Macomb Pl, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
PO Box 7030, Novi, MI 48376
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
702 Notre Dame St, Suite 103, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
22016 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
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