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198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
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
27764 Franklin Rd, Southfield, MI 48034
189 W. Clarkston Rd, Suite 6, Lake Orion, MI 48362
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
75 N Main St, Ste. 202, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
19 Clifford Street, Floor 8, Detroit, MI 48226
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
3200 Greenfield Rd, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48120
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
613 Abbott St, Suite 600, Detroit, MI 48226
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
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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