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7031 Orchard lake Road, Suite 302, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
613 Abbott St, Suite 600, Detroit, MI 48226
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
944 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
31000 Lahser Rd, Suite 10, Franklin, MI 48025
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
500 Griswold St, Suite 2435, Detroit, MI 48226
32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
30300 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 111, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
645 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 48226
30701 Barrington St, Suite 100, Madison Heights, MI 48071
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
39500 High Pointe Boulevard, Suite 400, Novi, MI 48375
755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
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316 McMorran Blvd, Port Huron, MI 48060
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1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
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26777 Central Park Blvd, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
702 Notre Dame St, Suite 103, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
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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