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400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
944 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170
3200 Greenfield Rd, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48120
1637 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite B, Troy, MI 48084
7031 Orchard lake Road, Suite 302, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
30300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 111, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
613 Abbott St, Suite 600, Detroit, MI 48226
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
46 Macomb Pl, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
29444 Northwestern Hwy, ste. 107, Southfield, MI 48034
14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
8004 Grand River Rd, Brighton, MI 48114
12 East Third Street, Monroe, MI 48161
418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 350, Novi, MI 48375
840 West Long Lake Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48098
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