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36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
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32121 Woodward Ave, Suite 375, Royal Oak, MI 48073
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240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
2242 S Telegraph Rd, Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
409 E. Jefferson Avenue, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
333 West Fort Street, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
46 Macomb Pl, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
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24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
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