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50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
One Towne Square, Suite 1835, Southfield, MI 48076
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
370 E. Maple Road, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, MI 48009
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
17199 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 200, Livonia, MI 48152
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1100, Troy, MI 48084
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
1221 Byron Rd, Howell, MI 48843
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
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Pontiac 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