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32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
PO Box 7030, Novi, MI 48376
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
995 N. Pontiac Trail, Suite 254, Walled Lake, MI 48382
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
1637 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite B, Troy, MI 48084
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
7031 Orchard lake Road, Suite 302, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
944 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
3280 East 13 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092
39850 Van Dyke Avenue, Suite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Grosse Pointe Woods 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