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290 Town Center Drive, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
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550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
5619 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
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11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
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400 Renaissance Ctr, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
22201 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
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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