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23756 Michigan Avenue,, Suite 300, Dearborn, MI 48124
22100 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
2446 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
241 Madison Street, Suite 7, Detroit, MI 48226
755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
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32398 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073
26862 Woodward Avenue, Unit 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
26777 Central Park Blvd., Suite 325, Southfield, MI 48076
60 N Roessler St, Monroe, MI 48162
929 W University Rd, Suite 102, Rochester, MI 48307
26648 Van Dyke Avenue, Center Line, MI 48015
30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
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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