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6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
101 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 745, Troy, MI 48084
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
3000 Town Center, suite 2440, Southfield, MI 48075
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
25600 Woodward Ave, Suite 214, Royal Oak, MI 48067
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
41850 W 11 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
41700 West Six Mile Road, Suite 101, Northville, MI 48168
30903 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 240, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
21905 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
261 East Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI 48009
4051 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
48 Market St, Suite 2E, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
27735 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
108 S Main St, Ste. A, Royal Oak, MI 48067
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