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615 Griswold St, Suite 400, Detroit, MI 48226
30500 Van Dyke Ave, Suite 601, Warren, MI 48093
28411 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 930, Southfield, MI 48034
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
24825 Little Mack Avenue, Suite 200, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
319 Gratiot Avenue, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
6304 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
220 W. Congress St., Detroit, MI 48226
2930 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
4632 2nd Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
1132 Webster St, Birmingham, MI 48009
23756 Michigan Avenue,, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48124
23409 Jefferson Ave, Suite 104, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
15565 Northland Drive West, Suite 504, Southfield, MI 48075
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
22226 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
Washington 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