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276 S Union St, Plymouth, MI 48170
880 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
660 Woodward Avenue, 2290 First National Building, Detroit, MI 48226
42705 Grand River Ave, Suite 201, Novi, MI 48375
41430 Grand River Ave, Suite D, Novi, MI 48375
9042 Lewis Avenue, Suite 5, PO Box 490, Temperance, MI 48182
1155 Brewery Park Blvd, Suite 200, Detroit, MI 48207
522 N Main St, Suite 200, Milford, MI 48381
150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2500, Detroit, MI 48226
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
300 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 304, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
407 E Fort St, Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48226
17445 W 10 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48075
47 Crocker Blvd # 100, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
6637 Highland Rd, Waterford, MI 48327
6828 Park Ave, Allen Park, MI 48101
48639 Hayes Rd. Ste. A, Shelby Township, MI 48315-4403
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
60 N Roessler St, Monroe, MI 48162
755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
22226 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Petersburg 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