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333 West Fort Street, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
PO Box 7030, Novi, MI 48376
36250 Dequindre Rd, Suite 110, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
23358 Gratiot Ave, Eastpointe, MI 48021
51249 Washington Street, New Baltimore, MI 48047
134 Market St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
995 N. Pontiac Trail, Suite 254, Walled Lake, MI 48382
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
30150 Telegraph Rd Ste 444, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
36830 Goddard Rd, Romulus, MI 48174
30600 Telegraph Rd, Suite 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
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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