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101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
944 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
613 Abbott St, Suite 600, Detroit, MI 48226
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
995 N. Pontiac Trail, Suite 254, Walled Lake, MI 48382
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
24359 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 200A, Southfield, MI 48075
33 Bloomfield Hills Pkwy, Suite 242, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 210, Troy, MI 48084
26300 Ford Rd, Suite 105, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
75 N Main St, Ste. 202, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
36400 Woodward Ave, Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
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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