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21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
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990 Decker Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
39555 Orchard Hill Pl, Suite 600, Novi, MI 48375
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37637 Five Mile Rd, #294, Livonia, MI 48154
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
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418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
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36400 Woodward Ave, Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
3280 East 13 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092
39850 Van Dyke Avenue, Suite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
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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