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880 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 101, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-5151
1000 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Ste 103, Birmingham, MI 48009
1450 W Long Lake Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48098
301 West Fourth Street, Suite 430, Royal Oak, MI 48067
9042 Lewis Avenue, Suite 5, PO Box 490, Temperance, MI 48182
200 Renaissance Center, Suite 3110, Detroit, MI 48243-1301
42705 Grand River Ave, Suite 201, Novi, MI 48375
522 N Main St, Suite 200, Milford, MI 48381
41430 Grand River Ave, Suite D, Novi, MI 48375
1637 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite B, Troy, MI 48084
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
22226 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
23409 Jefferson Ave, Suite 104, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
189 Clarkston Rd, Suite 15A, Lake Orion, MI 48360
5619 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
46 Macomb Pl, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
702 Notre Dame St, Suite 103, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
22016 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
26777 Central Park Blvd, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
Oakland 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