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28411 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 930, Southfield, MI 48034
15565 Northland Drive West, Suite 504, Southfield, MI 48075
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
36830 Goddard Rd, Romulus, MI 48174
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
30701 Barrington St, Suite 100, Madison Heights, MI 48071
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 400, Novi, MI 48375
5182 Cutty Ln, Warren, MI 48092
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472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
31000 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 100, Farmington, MI 48334
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
PO Box 231, Hartland, MI 48353
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
114 S Old Woodward Ave, Suite 2, Birmingham, MI 48009
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La Salle 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