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33533 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 295, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
17197 N. Laurel Park Drive, Suite 201, Livonia, MI 48152
522 N Main St, Suite 200, Milford, MI 48381
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500, Southfield, MI 48034
500 Woodward Ave, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48226
30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 225, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
44 1st St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
3155 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 123, Troy, MI 48084
39111 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
26339 Woodward Ave, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
330 Town Center Dr, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
33 Bloomfield Hills Pkwy, Suite 242, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
26300 Ford Rd, Suite 105, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
24359 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 200A, Southfield, MI 48075
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
Novi 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