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39111 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
36400 Woodward Ave., Suite 30, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
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400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
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101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
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14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500, Detroit, MI 48226-3435
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
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201 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48084
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Macomb County 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