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801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
9 S Monroe St, Monroe, MI 48161
235 West Genesee Street, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
5619 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
21917 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
403 Fort St, Suite A, Port Huron, MI 48060
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
409 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226
17001 Nineteen Mile Rd, Suite 1D, Clinton Township, MI 48038
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
44444 Mound RoadSuite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
39555 Orchard Hill Place, Suite 215, Novi, MI 48375
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