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6637 Highland Rd, Waterford, MI 48327
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
1637 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite B, Troy, MI 48084
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
189 Clarkston Rd, Suite 15A, Lake Orion, MI 48360
615 Griswold St, Suite 400, Detroit, MI 48226
126 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
PO Box 798, Milford, MI 48381
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
2092 Christopher Ct, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
26648 Van Dyke Avenue, Center Line, MI 48015
30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
22100 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
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