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24825 Little Mack Avenue, Suite 200, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
333 W Fort Street, 11th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2500, Detroit, MI 48226
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
645 Griswold Street, Suite 3060, Detroit, MI 48226
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
26648 Van Dyke Avenue, Center Line, MI 48015
755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
Eastpointe 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