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535 Griswold St Ste 1030, Detroit, MI 48226
33505 West 14 Mile Road, Suite 20, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
48 Market St, Suite 2E, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
39500 High Pointe Blvd, Suite 155, Novi, MI 48375
24725 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
26862 Woodward Avenue, Unit 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
26777 Central Park Blvd., Suite 325, Southfield, MI 48076
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
840 West Long Lake Road, Suite 150, Troy, MI 48098
201 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 600, Troy, MI 48084
26648 Van Dyke Avenue, Center Line, MI 48015
26611 Woodward Avenue, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
22100 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
944 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170
2446 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
241 Madison Street, Suite 7, Detroit, MI 48226
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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