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11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
47 Crocker Blvd # 100, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
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28411 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 930, Southfield, MI 48034
44444 Mound RoadSuite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
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403 Fort St, Suite A, Port Huron, MI 48060
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409 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226
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3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
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5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
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26648 Van Dyke Avenue, Center Line, MI 48015
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Lapeer 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