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PO Box 7072, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
41700 Hayes Rd, Suite A, Clinton Township, MI 48038-5823
42550 Garfield Rd Ste 104A, Clinton Township, MI 48038
645 Griswold Street, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
5182 Cutty Ln, Warren, MI 48092
3075 E Grand River Ave, Suite 118, Howell, MI 48843
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
402 W Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
944 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
7031 Orchard lake Road, Suite 302, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
333 West Fort Street, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
30300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 111, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
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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