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28175 Haggerty Rd, 110, Novi, MI 48377
30150 Telegraph Rd, Suite 372, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
41430 Grand River Ave, Suite D, Novi, MI 48375
880 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 225, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
522 N Main St, Suite 200, Milford, MI 48381
150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 100, Detroit, MI 48226
330 Town Center Dr, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
301 West Fourth Street, Suite 430, Royal Oak, MI 48067
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
1637 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite B, Troy, MI 48084
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
3075 E Grand River Ave, Suite 118, Howell, MI 48843
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
22226 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
189 Clarkston Rd, Suite 15A, Lake Orion, MI 48360
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
46 Macomb Pl, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
363 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 250, Troy, MI 48084
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