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645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
710 N Mill St, Plymouth, MI 48170
21745 W Warren St, STE III, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 600, Southfield, MI 48034
990 Decker Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
6053 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
22174 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124
39111 6 Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48152
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
6828 Park Ave, Allen Park, MI 48101
3075 E Grand River Ave, Suite 118, Howell, MI 48843
2930 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
60 N Roessler St, Monroe, MI 48162
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
30300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 111, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
30701 Barrington St, Suite 100, Madison Heights, MI 48071
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 400, Novi, MI 48375
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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