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42705 Grand River Ave, Suite 201, Novi, MI 48375
26400 Lahser Rd, Ste. 250, Southfield, MI 48033
30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 225, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
41430 Grand River Ave, Suite D, Novi, MI 48375
330 Town Center Dr, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
444 S. Washington Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48067
613 Abbott St, Suite 150, Detroit, MI 48226
28 W. Adams Ave, Suite 1500, Detroit, MI 48226
276 S Union St, Plymouth, MI 48170
990 Decker Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
37637 Five Mile Rd, #294, Livonia, MI 48154
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
470 N Old Woodward Ave, Suite 250, Birmingham, MI 48009
802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
39555 Orchard Hill Pl, Suite 600, Novi, MI 48375
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
710 N Mill St, Plymouth, MI 48170
21745 W Warren St, STE III, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
730 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
1619 Fort St, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
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