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3001 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
3250 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48098
201 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48084
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
855 Forest Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
2930 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
2092 Christopher Ct, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48324
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
One Towne Square, Suite 1835, Southfield, MI 48076
3000 Town Center, suite 2440, Southfield, MI 48075
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
2057 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
17199 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 200, Livonia, MI 48152
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
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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