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48 Market St, Suite 2E, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
3075 E Grand River Ave, Suite 118, Howell, MI 48843
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
422 East Main Street, Northville, MI 48167
32600 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
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316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
905 W Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, MI 48170
305 N Eton St, Unit D, Birmingham, MI 48009
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