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730 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
27735 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
2304 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067
21905 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
4051 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
108 S Main St, Ste. A, Royal Oak, MI 48067
261 East Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI 48009
21745 W Warren St, STE III, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
710 N Mill St, Plymouth, MI 48170
13351 Reeck Court, Suite 5, Southgate, MI 48195
30903 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 240, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
32059 Utica Road, Fraser, MI 48026
16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
5231 Raven Pkwy, Monroe, MI 48161
6053 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
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1625 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
39111 6 Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48152
990 Decker Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
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