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4051 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
2200 Beechmont St., Keego Harbor, MI 48320
108 S Main St, Ste. A, Royal Oak, MI 48067
16030 MIchigan Ave, Suite 100, Dearborn, MI 48126
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
13351 Reeck Court, Suite 5, Southgate, MI 48195
5231 Raven Pkwy, Monroe, MI 48161
1625 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
6557 Highland Rd, Suite A, Waterford, MI 48327
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
418 N Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
Utica 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