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14290 Northline Rd, Southgate, MI 48195
14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
1000 Town Center, Ste 1100, Southfield, MI 48075
45952 Schoenherr Rd, Utica, MI 48315
1300 Broadway St, Suite 800, Detroit, MI 48226
1360 Porter St, Suite 260, Dearborn, MI 48124
33505 West 14 Mile Road, Suite 20, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
105 W Jefferson St, Blissfield, MI 49228
535 Griswold St Ste 1030, Detroit, MI 48226
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
101 N Main St, Suite 525, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
290 Franklin Wright Boulevard, Lake Orion, MI 48362
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
990 Decker Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
302 North Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
6053 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
4530 Cottonwood Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
22174 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124
37637 Five Mile Rd, #294, Livonia, MI 48154
221 North Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
Hartland 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