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5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
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370 E. Maple Road, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009
15565 Northland Drive West, Suite 504, Southfield, MI 48075
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
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13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
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2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
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41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
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29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
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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