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28411 Northwestern Highway, Suite 875, Southfield, MI 48034
45952 Schoenherr Rd, Utica, MI 48315
995 W Huron St, Waterford, MI 48328
535 Griswold St Ste 1030, Detroit, MI 48226
33505 West 14 Mile Road, Suite 20, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
645 Griswold Street, Suite 3060, Detroit, MI 48226
3434 Russell St, Ste 104, Detroit, MI 48207
1530 Pine Grove Ave. Ste. 1, Port Huron, MI 48060-3370
1500 N Stephenson Hwy, Suite 239, Royal Oak, MI 48067
7001 Orchard Lake Rd, Suite 430, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
24725 W 12 Mile Rd, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034
101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, Troy, MI 48084
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
12900 Hall Road, Suite 350, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
5944 Dacosta St, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
26777 Central Park Blvd., Suite 325, Southfield, MI 48076
22815 Kelly Rd, Eastpointe, MI 48021
26862 Woodward Avenue, Unit 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067
755 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 1900, Troy, MI 48084
17515 W. Nine Mile Rd., Suite 425, Southfield, MI 48075
36830 Goddard Rd, Romulus, MI 48174
8300 Hall Road, Suite 204, Utica, MI 48317-5506
200 Maple Park Blvd, Suite 201, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
613 Abbott St, Suite 600, Detroit, MI 48226
150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 2500, Detroit, MI 48226
Woodhaven 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