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208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500, Detroit, MI 48226-3435
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
201 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48084
28411 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 930, Southfield, MI 48034
3001 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Oakland County, MI
3250 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48098
855 Forest Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
41700 West Six Mile Road, Suite 101, Northville, MI 48168
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
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