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1637 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite B, Troy, MI 48084
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
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1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
32455 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 3039, Farmington, MI 48334
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189 Clarkston Rd, Suite 15A, Lake Orion, MI 48360
615 Griswold St, Suite 400, Detroit, MI 48226
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
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46 Macomb Pl, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
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38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
1619 Fort St, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
30201 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 220, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
1985 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 218, Troy, MI 48084
6140 Greenfield Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
615 Griswold St, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
3595 S Baldwin Rd # 340, Lake Orion, MI 48359
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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