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50346 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI 48317
415 South Main Street, Suite B, Rochester, MI 48307
645 Griswold Street, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226
30300 Northwestern Highway, Suite 106, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
PO Box 7072, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
1360 Porter Street, Suite 200, Dearborn, MI 48124
1071 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
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21610 E Eleven Mile Rd, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
240 Daines St, Birmingham, MI 48009
40020 Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Novi, MI 48377
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201 E. 4th St., Royal Oak, MI 48067
105 W Jefferson St, Blissfield, MI 49228
36830 Goddard Rd, Romulus, MI 48174
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204 E Church St, Suite 204, Adrian, MI 49221
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613 Abbott St, Suite 600, Detroit, MI 48226
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Whitmore 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