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1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
24725 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034
1607 E Big Beaver Rd, #215, Troy, MI 48083
355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
39400 Woodward Ave, Ste 200, PO Box 719, Royal Oak, MI 48068
40950 Woodward Ave, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
1625 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1740 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 102, Troy, MI 48084
32121 Woodward Ave, Suite PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
25742 Schoolcraft Ave, Redford, MI 48239
30445 Northwestern Hwy, Ste. 225, Farmington, MI 48334
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
2304 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
30903 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 240, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
4051 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
21905 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
26777 Central Park Blvd., Suite 325, Southfield, MI 48076
45952 Schoenherr Rd, Utica, MI 48315
26862 Woodward Avenue, Unit 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1300 Broadway St, Suite 800, Detroit, MI 48226
23550 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
615 Griswold St, Suite 1120, Detroit, MI 48226
Waterford 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