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154 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009
101 West Big Beaver Road, 10th Floor, Troy, MI 48084
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500, Detroit, MI 48226-3435
12 East Third Street, Monroe, MI 48161
8004 Grand River Rd, Brighton, MI 48114
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
27555 Executive Drive, Suite 250, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
363 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 250, Troy, MI 48084
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
39111 6 Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48152
990 Decker Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
500 Griswold St, Suite 1630, Detroit, MI 48226
21745 W Warren St, STE III, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
710 N Mill St, Plymouth, MI 48170
730 S Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
117 West Fourth Street, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 600, Southfield, MI 48034
2525 South Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Bloomfield HIlls, MI 48302
22174 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124
6053 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126
39999 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2500, Detroit, MI 48226
43550 Elizabeth Road, Suite 100, Clinton Township, MI 48036-4807
Wayne 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