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39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite 375, Royal Oak, MI 48073
1 Parklane Blvd, Suite 729, Dearborn, MI 48126
114 S Old Woodward Ave, Suite 2, Birmingham, MI 48009
31000 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 100, Farmington, MI 48334
PO Box 231, Hartland, MI 48353
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
2242 S Telegraph Rd, Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
409 E. Jefferson Avenue, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
25899 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 220, Southfield, MI 48034
280 North Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
22260 Haggerty Road, Suite 110, Northville, MI 48167
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
6053 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
22174 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124
39111 6 Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48152
990 Decker Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
730 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
Southfield 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