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42400 Grand River Ave, Ste 109, Novi, MI 48375
30150 Telegraph Rd, Suite 372, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
17197 N. Laurel Park Drive, Suite 201, Livonia, MI 48152
33533 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 295, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
301 West Fourth Street, Suite 430, Royal Oak, MI 48067
28175 Haggerty Rd, Suite 110, Novi, MI 48377
32605 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 300, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
42705 Grand River Ave, Suite 201, Novi, MI 48375
522 N Main St, Suite 200, Milford, MI 48381
30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 225, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
330 Town Center Dr, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
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100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
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56804 Mound Road, Shelby Township, MI 48316
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
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Grosse Pointe Farms 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