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240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
2242 S Telegraph Rd, Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
126 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
25742 Schoolcraft Ave, Redford, MI 48239
1740 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 102, Troy, MI 48084
104 W Fourth St, Suite 305, Royal Oak, MI 48067
PO Box 798, Milford, MI 48381
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 210, Troy, MI 48084
535 Griswold St Ste 1030, Detroit, MI 48226
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
39850 Van Dyke Avenue, Suite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
39400 Woodward Ave, Ste 200, PO Box 719, Royal Oak, MI 48068
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite 375, Royal Oak, MI 48073
24725 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034
1 Parklane Blvd, Suite 729, Dearborn, MI 48126
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
40950 Woodward Ave, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
1607 E Big Beaver Rd, #215, Troy, MI 48083
422 East Main Street, Northville, MI 48167
29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
26862 Woodward Avenue, Unit 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
30445 Northwestern Hwy, Ste. 225, Farmington, MI 48334
26777 Central Park Blvd., Suite 325, Southfield, MI 48076
43550 Elizabeth Road, Suite 100, Clinton Township, MI 48036-4807
39999 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
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