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1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
106 W Shadbolt St, Lake Orion, MI 48362
802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
19 Clifford Street, Floor 8, Detroit, MI 48226
8300 Hall Rd, Suite 201, Utica, MI 48317
302 S Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2510 S Telegraph, Suite L290, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
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3250 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48098
3001 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
201 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48084
40950 Woodward Ave, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
30445 Northwestern Hwy, Ste. 225, Farmington, MI 48334
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
1740 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 102, Troy, MI 48084
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
27735 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
1985 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 218, Troy, MI 48084
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
1619 Fort St, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
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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