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702 Notre Dame St, Suite 103, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
995 N. Pontiac Trail, Suite 254, Walled Lake, MI 48382
400 Renaissance Center, Suite 2600, Detroit, MI 48243
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
2055 Orchard Lake Rd, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
PO Box 40250, Redford, MI 48240-0250
2057 Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
32121 Woodward Ave, PH, Royal Oak, MI 48073
23950 Princeton St, Dearborn, MI 48124
21929 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
701 Huron Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
24460 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, MI 48033
32600 Five Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48154
3 Parklane Blvd, Parklane Towers West, Suite 400, Dearborn, MI 48126
8113 Wilson Street, Shelby Township, MI 48316
1360 Porter St., Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
645 Griswold St, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
18720 Mack Ave, Suite 270, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
11000 W. McNichols Suite 103, Detroit, MI 48221
755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
32969 Hamilton Court, Suite 115, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3360
1821 West Maple, Birmingham, MI 48009
30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
White Lake 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