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535 Griswold St Ste 1030, Detroit, MI 48226
45952 Schoenherr Rd, Utica, MI 48315
1000 Town Center, Ste 1100, Southfield, MI 48075
33505 West 14 Mile Road, Suite 20, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
995 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
9 S Monroe St, Monroe, MI 48161
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
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
75 N Main St, Ste. 202, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
14950 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 170, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
102 Kercheval Ave, Suite 201, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
30300 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
500 Griswold St, Suite 2320, Detroit, MI 48226-2962
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
645 Griswold Street, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
50346 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI 48317
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
27764 Franklin Rd, Southfield, MI 48034
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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