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13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
48 Market St, Suite 2E, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
17199 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 200, Livonia, MI 48152
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
32059 Utica Road, Fraser, MI 48026
5231 Raven Pkwy, Monroe, MI 48161
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
370 E. Maple Road, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009
645 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
422 East Main Street, Northville, MI 48167
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
New Hudson 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