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221 North Main Street, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
402 West Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
29444 Northwestern Hwy, ste. 107, Southfield, MI 48034
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
645 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
PO Box 7030, Novi, MI 48376
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
27555 Executive Drive, Suite 250, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
2092 Christopher Ct, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
22201 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
3200 Greenfield Rd, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48120
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
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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