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1450 W Long Lake Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48098
9042 Lewis Avenue, Suite 5, PO Box 490, Temperance, MI 48182
2600 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 300, Troy, MI 48084-3312
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500, Southfield, MI 48034
42400 Grand River Ave, Ste 109, Novi, MI 48375
33533 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 295, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
200 Renaissance Center, Suite 3110, Detroit, MI 48243-1301
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28175 Haggerty Rd, 110, Novi, MI 48377
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
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400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
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645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
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18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
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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