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220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
840 West Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
30300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 111, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
613 Abbott St, Suite 600, Detroit, MI 48226
7031 Orchard lake Road, Suite 302, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
27 East Flint Street, Floor 2, Lake Orion, MI 48362
944 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170
101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
Richmond 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