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108 S Main St, Ste. A, Royal Oak, MI 48067
32059 Utica Road, Fraser, MI 48026
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Suite A-3300, PO Box 511, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
116 N. Main St, Suite 1, Adrian, MI 49221-2784
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
101 North Main Street, Seventh Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
One Towne Square, Suite 1835, Southfield, MI 48076
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
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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