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30150 Telegraph Rd, Suite 372, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
26400 Lahser Rd, Ste. 250, Southfield, MI 48033
42705 Grand River Ave, Suite 201, Novi, MI 48375
613 Abbott St, Suite 150, Detroit, MI 48226
33533 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 295, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
28175 Haggerty Rd, 110, Novi, MI 48377
522 N Main St, Suite 200, Milford, MI 48381
1000 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Ste 103, Birmingham, MI 48009
835 Mason St, D160, Dearborn, MI 48124
615 Griswold St Ste 1724, Detroit, MI 48226
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
615 Griswold St, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
14290 Northline Rd, Southgate, MI 48195
1300 Broadway St, Suite 800, Detroit, MI 48226
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
45952 Schoenherr Rd, Utica, MI 48315
150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2500, Detroit, MI 48226
645 Griswold Street, Suite 3060, Detroit, MI 48226
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
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26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
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Livonia 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