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355 S Old Woodward Ave., Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009
241 Madison Street, Suite 7, Detroit, MI 48226
290 Town Center Dr, Suite 700, Dearborn, MI 48126
30551 Ford Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
26648 Van Dyke Avenue, Center Line, MI 48015
22100 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
2446 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
126 South Main Street, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
1042 N Milford Rd, Suite 103, Milford, MI 48381
22226 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
2023 Hazel St, Birmingham, MI 48009
11255 Hall Rd, Suite 106A, Utica, MI 48317
400 Renaissance Ctr, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
631 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 211, Troy, MI 48083
333 W. 7th Street, Ste 360, Royal Oak, MI 48067
801 West Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084
235 West Genesee Street, Suite A, Lapeer, MI 48446
9 S Monroe St, Monroe, MI 48161
22201 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
25600 Woodward Ave, Suite 214, Royal Oak, MI 48067
48 Market St, Suite 2E, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
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Wayne County 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