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32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
29600 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Southfield, MI 48034
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
29500 Telegraph Rd, Suite 250, Southfield, MI 48034
208 W Park St, Lapeer, MI 48446
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
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106 W Shadbolt St, Lake Orion, MI 48362
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22100 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
472 Starkweather Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
2111 Woodward Ave, Suite 910, Detroit, MI 48201
500 Griswold Street, Suite 2340, Detroit, MI 48226
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30600 Telegraph Rd, Ste 3150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025
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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