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400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
114 S Old Woodward Ave, Suite 2, Birmingham, MI 48009
PO Box 231, Hartland, MI 48353
31000 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 100, Farmington, MI 48334
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
6828 Park Ave, Allen Park, MI 48101
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
2930 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
60 N Roessler St, Monroe, MI 48162
15565 Northland Drive West, Suite 504, Southfield, MI 48075
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
32059 Utica Road, Fraser, MI 48026
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
5231 Raven Pkwy, Monroe, MI 48161
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1625 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
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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