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563 Thorn Tree Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 245, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
160 W. Fort Street, 5th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
20619 Ecorse Rd, Taylor, MI 48180
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
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3331 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 124, Troy, MI 48084
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3200 Greenfield Rd, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48120
295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
106 W Shadbolt St, Lake Orion, MI 48362
1700 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 130, Troy, MI 48084
201 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48084
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
1523 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
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Sterling Heights 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