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12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
2446 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
241 Madison Street, Suite 7, Detroit, MI 48226
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
26862 Woodward Avenue, Unit 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
26777 Central Park Blvd., Suite 325, Southfield, MI 48076
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
840 West Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
9 S Monroe St, Monroe, MI 48161
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
5619 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
PO Box 7030, Novi, MI 48376
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
333 West Fort Street, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
2057 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
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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