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835 Mason St, D160, Dearborn, MI 48124
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500, Southfield, MI 48034
1000 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Ste 103, Birmingham, MI 48009
42400 Grand River Ave, Ste 109, Novi, MI 48375
500 Woodward Ave, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48226
44 1st St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
3155 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 123, Troy, MI 48084
26339 Woodward Ave, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
39111 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
444 S. Washington Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48067
30150 Telegraph Rd, Suite 372, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
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201 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48084
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1200, Troy, MI 48084
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
37060 Garfield Rd Ste C-3, Clinton Township, MI 48036
3595 S Baldwin Rd # 340, Lake Orion, MI 48359
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1619 Fort St, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
755 W Big Beaver Rd., Suite 101, Troy, MI 48084
1985 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 218, Troy, MI 48084
615 Griswold St, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
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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