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30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
22100 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
2446 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
PO Box 231, Hartland, MI 48353
22226 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
36400 Woodward Ave., Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
3280 East 13 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092
39850 Van Dyke Avenue, Suite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
23409 Jefferson Ave, Suite 104, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
117 West Fourth Street, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 210, Troy, MI 48084
9 S Monroe St, Monroe, MI 48161
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
400 Renaissance Ctr, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
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Erie 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