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126 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
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110 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
333 W Fort Street, 11th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
PO Box 798, Milford, MI 48381
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
9 S Monroe St, Monroe, MI 48161
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
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295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
24825 Little Mack Avenue, Suite 200, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
114 S Old Woodward Ave, Suite 2, Birmingham, MI 48009
31000 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 100, Farmington, MI 48334
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
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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