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31000 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 100, Farmington, MI 48334
155 W. Congress St, Suite 350, Detroit, MI 48226
114 S Old Woodward Ave, Suite 2, Birmingham, MI 48009
29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
39555 Orchard Hill Pl, Suite 600, Novi, MI 48375
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
500 Griswold St, Suite 2320, Detroit, MI 48226-2962
27764 Franklin Rd, Southfield, MI 48034
41700 Hayes Rd, Suite A, Clinton Township, MI 48038-5823
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
42550 Garfield Rd Ste 104A, Clinton Township, MI 48038
189 W. Clarkston Rd, Suite 6, Lake Orion, MI 48362
26300 Ford Rd, Suite 105, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
24359 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 200A, Southfield, MI 48075
33 Bloomfield Hills Pkwy, Suite 242, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
30701 Barrington St, Suite 100, Madison Heights, MI 48071
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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