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2525 South Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Bloomfield HIlls, MI 48302
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 210, Troy, MI 48084
117 West Fourth Street, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
43550 Elizabeth Road, Suite 100, Clinton Township, MI 48036-4807
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
645 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
39999 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
44444 Mound RoadSuite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
403 Fort St, Suite A, Port Huron, MI 48060
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
3000 Town Center, suite 2440, Southfield, MI 48075
39555 Orchard Hill Place, Suite 215, Novi, MI 48375
37060 Garfield Rd Ste C-3, Clinton Township, MI 48036
755 W Big Beaver Rd., Suite 101, Troy, MI 48084
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
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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