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24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
24825 Little Mack Avenue, Suite 200, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
37060 Garfield Rd Ste C-3, Clinton Township, MI 48036
755 W Big Beaver Rd., Suite 101, Troy, MI 48084
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 400, Novi, MI 48375
1619 Fort St, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
403 Fort St, Suite A, Port Huron, MI 48060
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
43550 Elizabeth Road, Suite 100, Clinton Township, MI 48036-4807
39999 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
17001 Nineteen Mile Rd, Suite 1D, Clinton Township, MI 48038
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
117 West Fourth Street, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 210, Troy, MI 48084
2525 South Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Bloomfield HIlls, MI 48302
409 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
645 Griswold Street, Suite 3060, Detroit, MI 48226
44444 Mound RoadSuite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
Oakland County 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