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39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 101, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-5151
9042 Lewis Avenue, Suite 5, PO Box 490, Temperance, MI 48182
32605 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 300, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
276 S Union St, Plymouth, MI 48170
613 Abbott St, Suite 150, Detroit, MI 48226
30150 Telegraph Rd, Suite 372, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
36400 Woodward Ave., Suite 30, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
17515 W 9 Mile Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48075
241 Madison Street, Suite 7, Detroit, MI 48226
2304 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067
30903 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 240, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
4051 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
27735 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
21905 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
2446 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
26648 Van Dyke Avenue, Center Line, MI 48015
22100 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
One Towne Square, Suite 1835, Southfield, MI 48076
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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