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3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
3331 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 124, Troy, MI 48084
5182 Cutty Ln, Warren, MI 48092
400 Renaissance Ctr, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
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1221 Byron Rd, Howell, MI 48843
333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
235 West Genesee Street, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
101 W Big Beaver Rd, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084-5295
30850 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
23200 John R Rd., PO Box 13, Hazel Park, MI 48030-9900
22201 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
300 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 304, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
47 Crocker Blvd # 100, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
305 N Eton St, Unit D, Birmingham, MI 48009
905 W Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, MI 48170
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
755 W Big Beaver Rd., Suite 101, Troy, MI 48084
37060 Garfield Rd Ste C-3, Clinton Township, MI 48036
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
3595 S Baldwin Rd # 340, Lake Orion, MI 48359
30201 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 220, 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