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41700 Hayes Rd, Suite A, Clinton Township, MI 48038-5823
42550 Garfield Rd Ste 104A, Clinton Township, MI 48038
PO Box 7072, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
PO Box 7030, Novi, MI 48376
189 W. Clarkston Rd, Suite 6, Lake Orion, MI 48362
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500, Detroit, MI 48226-3435
19 Clifford Street, Floor 8, Detroit, MI 48226
1901 St. Antoine Street, 6th Floor at Ford Field, Detroit, MI 48226
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
3200 Greenfield Rd, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48120
104 W Fourth St, Suite 305, Royal Oak, MI 48067
29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
25742 Schoolcraft Ave, Redford, MI 48239
3250 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48098
3001 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
24725 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 110, 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