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613 Abbott St, Suite 150, Detroit, MI 48226
44 1st St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
276 S Union St, Plymouth, MI 48170
3155 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 123, Troy, MI 48084
26339 Woodward Ave, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
39111 West Six Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152
30150 Telegraph Rd, Suite 372, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
25600 Woodward Ave, Suite 214, Royal Oak, MI 48067
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
48 Market St, Suite 2E, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
3001 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
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3250 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48098
201 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48084
40950 Woodward Ave, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
39400 Woodward Ave, Ste 200, PO Box 719, Royal Oak, MI 48068
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
1607 E Big Beaver Rd, #215, Troy, MI 48083
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
25742 Schoolcraft Ave, Redford, MI 48239
1625 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
1740 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 102, Troy, MI 48084
30445 Northwestern Hwy, Ste. 225, Farmington, MI 48334
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