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1625 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
3000 Town Center, suite 2440, Southfield, MI 48075
110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
41700 West Six Mile Road, Suite 101, Northville, MI 48168
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
2000 Town Ctr Ste 1900 #1112, Southfield, MI 48075
32059 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026
13335 15 Mile Rd, Suite 318, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
615 Griswold St, Suite 1300, Detroit, MI 48226
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
17199 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 200, Livonia, MI 48152
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
One Towne Square, Suite 1835, Southfield, MI 48076
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
Rochester 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