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1000 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Ste 103, Birmingham, MI 48009
301 West Fourth Street, Suite 430, Royal Oak, MI 48067
44 1st St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
33533 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 295, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
3155 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 123, Troy, MI 48084
26339 Woodward Ave, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
39111 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
42400 Grand River Ave, Ste 109, Novi, MI 48375
36400 Woodward Ave., Suite 30, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
235 West Genesee Street, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
22201 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
400 Renaissance Ctr, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
702 Notre Dame St, Suite 103, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
22016 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
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240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
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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