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801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
1030 Doris Rd, Suite 200, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
319 North Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
400 Renaissance Ctr, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
9 S Monroe St, Monroe, MI 48161
235 West Genesee Street, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
39850 Van Dyke Avenue, Suite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
36400 Woodward Ave., Suite 210, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
3280 East 13 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
5619 N Beech Daly Rd, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
615 Griswold Street, Suite 1216, Detroit, MI 48226
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
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