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30701 Barrington St, Suite 100, Madison Heights, MI 48071
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
39555 Orchard Hill Place, Suite 215, Novi, MI 48375
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
44444 Mound RoadSuite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
30833 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200, Farmington, MI 48334
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
403 Fort St, Suite A, Port Huron, MI 48060
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
840 West Long Lake Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48098
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 350, Novi, MI 48375
409 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226
17001 Nineteen Mile Rd, Suite 1D, Clinton Township, MI 48038
1637 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite B, Troy, MI 48084
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
363 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 250, Troy, MI 48084
26300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
PO Box 798, Milford, MI 48381
27764 Franklin Rd, Southfield, MI 48034
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