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802 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
2510 S Telegraph, Suite L290, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
302 S Main St, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
8300 Hall Rd, Suite 201, Utica, MI 48317
300 East Fourth Street, Suite 3, Royal Oak, MI 48067
1038 E West Maple Rd, Walled Lake, MI 48390
29100 Northwestern Highway, Suite 240, Southfield, MI 48034
17001 Nineteen Mile Rd, Suite 1D, Clinton Township, MI 48038
409 E Jefferson Ave, Suite 500, Detroit, MI 48226
48 Market Street, Suite 2B, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
44444 Mound RoadSuite 100, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
39555 Orchard Hill Place, Suite 215, Novi, MI 48375
17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
403 Fort St, Suite A, Port Huron, MI 48060
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
1619 Fort St, Lincoln Park, MI 48146
1985 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 218, Troy, MI 48084
3595 S Baldwin Rd # 340, Lake Orion, MI 48359
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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