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189 W. Clarkston Rd, Suite 6, Lake Orion, MI 48362
41700 Hayes Rd, Suite A, Clinton Township, MI 48038-5823
42550 Garfield Rd Ste 104A, Clinton Township, MI 48038
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
29444 Northwestern Hwy, ste. 107, Southfield, MI 48034
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, 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
75 N Main St, Ste. 202, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
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30300 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
PO Box 7072, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
645 Griswold Street, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
402 West Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
50346 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI 48317
5619 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
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Dexter 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