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29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
56804 Mound Road, Shelby Township, MI 48316
480 Pierce St, Suite 300, Birmingham, MI 48009
840 West Long Lake Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48098
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
28411 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 930, Southfield, MI 48034
106 W Shadbolt St, Lake Orion, MI 48362
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
3000 Town Center, suite 2440, Southfield, MI 48075
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
28225 Mound Rd, Warren, MI 48092
Rochester Hills 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