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500 Griswold St, Suite 2450, Detroit, MI 48226
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30555 Southfield Rd, Suite 440, Southfield, MI 48076
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38285 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
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295 W. Huron St, Pontiac, MI 48341-1419
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905 W Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, MI 48170
31000 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 100, Farmington, MI 48334
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29777 Telegraph Rd, Ste 2631, Southfield, MI 48034
456 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
550 W Merrill St, Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009-6303
3290 W Big Weaver Rd, Ste 111, Troy, MI 48084
50 W Big Beaver Rd, Suite 200, Troy, MI 48084
18524 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
645 Griswold St, Ste 2200 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit, MI 48226
5700 Crooks Rd, Ste. 200, Troy, MI 48098
340 Town Center Blvd., Suite E102-103, White Lake, MI 48386
14339 Ford Road, Second Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
3200 Greenfield Road, Suite 355, Dearborn, MI 48120-1802
189 W. Clarkston Rd, Suite 6, Lake Orion, MI 48362
26300 Ford Rd, Suite 105, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
Wyandotte 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