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645 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
400 Renaissance Ctr, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
24825 Little Mack Avenue, Suite 200, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
22201 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
22016 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
702 Notre Dame St, Suite 103, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
26777 Central Park Blvd, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
9 S Monroe St, Monroe, MI 48161
333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
29850 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
235 West Genesee Street, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
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