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39850 Van Dyke Avenue, Suite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
43550 Elizabeth Road, Suite 100, Clinton Township, MI 48036-4807
39999 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
117 West Fourth Street, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 210, Troy, MI 48084
2525 South Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Bloomfield HIlls, MI 48302
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
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
1 Parklane Blvd, Suite 729, Dearborn, MI 48126
563 Thorn Tree Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
160 W. Fort Street, 5th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Farmington Hills, MI
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
333 West Fort Street, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226
730 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
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