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300 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 304, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
47 Crocker Blvd # 100, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
48639 Hayes Rd. Ste. A, Shelby Township, MI 48315-4403
6637 Highland Rd, Waterford, MI 48327
407 E Fort St, Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48226
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
23200 John R Rd., PO Box 13, Hazel Park, MI 48030-9900
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
333 West Fort Street, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226
30850 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
905 W Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, MI 48170
101 W Big Beaver Rd, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084-5295
305 N Eton St, Unit D, Birmingham, MI 48009
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
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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