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2600 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 300, Troy, MI 48084-3312
880 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1200, Troy, MI 48084
39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 101, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-5151
1450 W Long Lake Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48098
9042 Lewis Avenue, Suite 5, PO Box 490, Temperance, MI 48182
42400 Grand River Ave, Ste 109, Novi, MI 48375
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500, Southfield, MI 48034
33533 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 295, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
2057 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
422 East Main Street, Northville, MI 48167
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
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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