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6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
607 Shelby, Suite 725, Detroit, MI 48226
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
1625 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
4051 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
2304 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
100 W Big Beaver Rd, Ste 110, Troy, MI 48084
21683 Melrose Ave, Southfield, MI 48075
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27350 Southfield Rd, Suite A, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
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32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
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Southgate 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