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30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
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1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
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29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
30833 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200, Farmington, MI 48334
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
400 Monroe St, Suite 290, Detroit, MI 48226
300 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 304, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
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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