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41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
75 N Main St, Ste. 202, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
44444 Mound RoadSuite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
39555 Orchard Hill Place, Suite 215, Novi, MI 48375
30300 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
14950 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 170, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
102 Kercheval Ave, Suite 201, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
27764 Franklin Rd, Southfield, MI 48034
50346 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI 48317
500 Griswold St, Suite 2320, Detroit, MI 48226-2962
189 W. Clarkston Rd, Suite 6, Lake Orion, MI 48362
41700 Hayes Rd, Suite A, Clinton Township, MI 48038-5823
PO Box 7072, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
42550 Garfield Rd Ste 104A, Clinton Township, MI 48038
645 Griswold Street, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
403 Fort St, Suite A, Port Huron, MI 48060
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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