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101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
2265 Livernois Rd, Suite 350, Troy, MI 48083
32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 210, Troy, MI 48084
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
39850 Van Dyke Avenue, Suite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
36400 Woodward Ave, Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
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