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500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 4000, Detroit, MI 48226-3425
660 Woodward Avenue, 2290 First National Building, Detroit, MI 48226
200 Renaissance Center, Suite 3110, Detroit, MI 48243-1301
42400 Grand River Ave, Ste 109, Novi, MI 48375
17197 N. Laurel Park Drive, Suite 201, Livonia, MI 48152
33533 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 295, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
28175 Haggerty Rd, 110, Novi, MI 48377
150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 100, Detroit, MI 48226
880 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
3001 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
1221 Byron Rd, Howell, MI 48843
1619 Fort St, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
37060 Garfield Rd Ste C-3, Clinton Township, MI 48036
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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