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500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 4000, Detroit, MI 48226-3425
660 Woodward Avenue, 2290 First National Building, Detroit, MI 48226
33533 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 295, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
444 S. Washington Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48067
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522 N Main St, Suite 200, Milford, MI 48381
17000 W 10 Mile Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48075
28175 Haggerty Rd, Suite 110, Novi, MI 48377
30150 Telegraph Rd, Suite 372, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
32605 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 300, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
26400 Lahser Rd, Ste. 250, Southfield, MI 48033
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
500 Griswold St, Suite 2320, Detroit, MI 48226-2962
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41700 Hayes Rd, Suite A, Clinton Township, MI 48038-5823
42550 Garfield Rd Ste 104A, Clinton Township, MI 48038
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240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
28225 Mound Rd, Warren, MI 48092
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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