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39999 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
43550 Elizabeth Road, Suite 100, Clinton Township, MI 48036-4807
840 West Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
645 Griswold Street, Suite 3060, Detroit, MI 48226
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
840 West Long Lake Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48098
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 350, Novi, MI 48375
PO Box 231, Hartland, MI 48353
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
2057 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
9 S Monroe St, Monroe, MI 48161
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
2510 S Telegraph, Suite L290, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Farmington 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