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280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
1625 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
4051 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
2304 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
27350 Southfield Rd, Suite A, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
370 E. Maple Road, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009
17199 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 200, Livonia, MI 48152
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
9 S Monroe St, Monroe, MI 48161
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
5619 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
PO Box 7030, Novi, MI 48376
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
Monroe 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