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333 West Fort Street, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
1 Parklane Blvd, Suite 729, Dearborn, MI 48126
409 E. Jefferson Avenue, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
2242 S Telegraph Rd, Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite 375, Royal Oak, MI 48073
995 N. Pontiac Trail, Suite 254, Walled Lake, MI 48382
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
23409 Jefferson Ave, Suite 104, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
1637 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite B, Troy, MI 48084
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
2057 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
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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