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32600 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
30850 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
101 W Big Beaver Rd, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084-5295
6637 Highland Rd, Waterford, MI 48327
PO Box 798, Milford, MI 48381
47 Crocker Blvd # 100, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
26300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
300 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 304, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
905 W Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, MI 48170
23200 John R Rd., PO Box 13, Hazel Park, MI 48030-9900
305 N Eton St, Unit D, Birmingham, MI 48009
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
116 N. Main St, Suite 1, Adrian, MI 49221-2784
363 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 250, Troy, MI 48084
PO Box 231, Hartland, MI 48353
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite 375, Royal Oak, MI 48073
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