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208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
17199 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 200, Livonia, MI 48152
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
27350 Southfield Rd, Suite A, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
370 E. Maple Road, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
27764 Franklin Rd, Southfield, MI 48034
500 Griswold St, Suite 2320, Detroit, MI 48226-2962
645 Griswold Street, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
PO Box 7072, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
41700 Hayes Rd, Suite A, Clinton Township, MI 48038-5823
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
42550 Garfield Rd Ste 104A, Clinton Township, MI 48038
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500, Detroit, MI 48226-3435
189 W. Clarkston Rd, Suite 6, Lake Orion, MI 48362
26300 Ford Rd, Suite 105, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
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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