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12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
39999 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
43550 Elizabeth Road, Suite 100, Clinton Township, MI 48036-4807
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
840 West Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
27 East Flint Street, Floor 2, Lake Orion, MI 48362
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
2057 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
9 S Monroe St, Monroe, MI 48161
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
Leonard 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