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7031 Orchard lake Road, Suite 302, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
75 N Main St, Ste. 202, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
30300 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
50346 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI 48317
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
19 Clifford Street, Floor 8, Detroit, MI 48226
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 400, Novi, MI 48375
101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
30701 Barrington St, Suite 100, Madison Heights, MI 48071
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
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22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
3200 Greenfield Rd, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48120
189 Clarkston Rd, Suite 15A, Lake Orion, MI 48360
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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