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30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 225, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
835 Mason St, D160, Dearborn, MI 48124
39111 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
26339 Woodward Ave, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
3155 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 123, Troy, MI 48084
17197 N. Laurel Park Drive, Suite 201, Livonia, MI 48152
26400 Lahser Rd, Ste. 250, Southfield, MI 48033
880 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
1155 Brewery Park Blvd, Suite 200, Detroit, MI 48207
9042 Lewis Avenue, Suite 5, PO Box 490, Temperance, MI 48182
41700 West Six Mile Road, Suite 101, Northville, MI 48168
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
37637 Five Mile Rd, #294, Livonia, MI 48154
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
730 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
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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