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23200 John R Rd., PO Box 13, Hazel Park, MI 48030-9900
28411 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 930, Southfield, MI 48034
44444 Mound RoadSuite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
39555 Orchard Hill Place, Suite 215, Novi, MI 48375
403 Fort St, Suite A, Port Huron, MI 48060
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
17001 Nineteen Mile Rd, Suite 1D, Clinton Township, MI 48038
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
409 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226
17445 W 10 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48075
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
48639 Hayes Rd. Ste. A, Shelby Township, MI 48315-4403
29850 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
407 E Fort St, Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48226
1530 Pine Grove Ave. Ste. 1, Port Huron, MI 48060-3370
30833 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200, Farmington, MI 48334
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
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