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16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
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40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
3000 Town Center, suite 2440, Southfield, MI 48075
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
563 Thorn Tree Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
160 W. Fort Street, 5th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
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333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
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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