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189 Clarkston Rd, Suite 15A, Lake Orion, MI 48360
25600 Woodward Ave, Suite 214, Royal Oak, MI 48067
48 Market St, Suite 2E, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
302 S Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
363 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 250, Troy, MI 48084
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
29444 Northwestern Hwy, ste. 107, Southfield, MI 48034
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
2092 Christopher Ct, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324
PO Box 7030, Novi, MI 48376
8004 Grand River Rd, Brighton, MI 48114
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
8300 Hall Rd, Suite 201, Utica, MI 48317
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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