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36400 Woodward Ave, Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
3280 East 13 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092
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32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
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30445 Northwestern Hwy, Ste. 225, Farmington, MI 48334
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39999 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
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117 West Fourth Street, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
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422 East Main Street, Northville, MI 48167
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1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
25600 Woodward Ave, Suite 214, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2304 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067
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2092 Christopher Ct, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324
290 Franklin Wright Boulevard, Lake Orion, MI 48362
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
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