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22100 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
22226 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
402 West Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
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645 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
5619 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
46 Macomb Pl, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
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220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
302 North Huron St, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
26777 Central Park Blvd, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
995 N. Pontiac Trail, Suite 254, Walled Lake, MI 48382
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
22016 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
702 Notre Dame St, Suite 103, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
350 South Main Street, Suite 210, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
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Manchester 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