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38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
1985 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 218, Troy, MI 48084
615 Griswold St, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
6140 Greenfield Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
3595 S Baldwin Rd # 340, Lake Orion, MI 48359
755 W Big Beaver Rd., Suite 101, Troy, MI 48084
30201 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 220, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
3331 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 124, Troy, MI 48084
14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
29444 Northwestern Hwy, ste. 107, Southfield, MI 48034
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
Farmington Hills 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