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28175 Haggerty Rd, 110, Novi, MI 48377
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44 1st St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
3155 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 123, Troy, MI 48084
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39111 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
835 Mason St, D160, Dearborn, MI 48124
613 Abbott St, Suite 150, Detroit, MI 48226
1000 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Ste 103, Birmingham, MI 48009
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
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32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
855 Forest Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
1300 Broadway St, Suite 800, Detroit, MI 48226
26862 Woodward Avenue, Unit 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
615 Griswold St, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
14290 Northline Rd, Southgate, MI 48195
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615 Griswold St Ste 1724, Detroit, MI 48226
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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