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33533 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 295, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
30445 Northwestern Highway, Suite 225, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
36400 Woodward Ave., Suite 30, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
3155 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 123, Troy, MI 48084
26339 Woodward Ave, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
39111 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
44 1st St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
330 Town Center Dr, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
17197 N. Laurel Park Drive, Suite 201, Livonia, MI 48152
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
26777 Central Park Blvd, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
702 Notre Dame St, Suite 103, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
22016 Ford Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
30833 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200, Farmington, MI 48334
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 600, Southfield, MI 48034
47 Crocker Blvd # 100, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
6637 Highland Rd, Waterford, MI 48327
300 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 304, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
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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