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21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
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50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
75 N Main St, Ste. 202, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
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40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
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340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
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755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
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39555 Orchard Hill Pl, Suite 600, Novi, MI 48375
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
26300 Ford Rd, Suite 105, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
24359 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 200A, Southfield, MI 48075
33 Bloomfield Hills Pkwy, Suite 242, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
645 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
30300 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
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South Lyon 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