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28175 Haggerty Rd, 110, Novi, MI 48377
41430 Grand River Ave, Suite D, Novi, MI 48375
522 N Main St, Suite 200, Milford, MI 48381
330 Town Center Dr, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
33533 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 295, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
3155 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 123, Troy, MI 48084
26339 Woodward Ave, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
39111 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
44 1st St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
31000 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 100, Farmington, MI 48334
114 S Old Woodward Ave, Suite 2, Birmingham, MI 48009
PO Box 231, Hartland, MI 48353
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
6828 Park Ave, Allen Park, MI 48101
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
26300 Ford Rd, Suite 105, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
24359 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 200A, Southfield, MI 48075
33 Bloomfield Hills Pkwy, Suite 242, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
645 Griswold Street, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
PO Box 7072, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
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