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17373 W 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48076
33200 Dequindre Rd, Suite 202, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
198 S. Main St, Suite 2, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
220 Park St, Suite 200, Birmingham, MI 48009
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Westland, MI
3250 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 500, Troy, MI 48098
1806 N Telegraph Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128
1901 St. Antoine Street, 6th Floor at Ford Field, Detroit, MI 48226
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 100, Detroit, MI 48226
5960 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098
25742 Schoolcraft Ave, Redford, MI 48239
40950 Woodward Ave, Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
30445 Northwestern Hwy, Ste. 225, Farmington, MI 48334
1740 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 102, Troy, MI 48084
104 W Fourth St, Suite 305, Royal Oak, MI 48067
25600 Woodward Ave, Suite 214, Royal Oak, MI 48067
2304 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067
27555 Executive Drive, Suite 250, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
24055 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2000, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
21905 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124
30903 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 240, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
472 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
12900 Hall Rd, Suite 403, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
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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