Top Albany, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 336, St. Cloud, MN 56302-0336
3730 Edmund Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55406
3300 Edinborough Way, Suite 705, Edina, MN 55435
17790 Valley Cove Ct, Wayzata, MN 55391
4928 31st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
287 East Sixth Street, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
4600 W 77th St, Suite 239, Minneapolis, MN 55435
7300 France Ave S, Suite 405, Edina, MN 55435
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
461 N Temperance St, St. Paul, MN 55101
100 North Buchanan Street, Suite 1, Cambridge, MN 55008
119 East Main Street, New Prague, MN 56071
310 4th Ave S, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
1208 Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor, St. Paul, MN 55105
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 130, Minnetonka, MN 55343
11670 Fountains Dr., Suite 200, Maple Grove, MN 55369
201 Sixth Street Southeast, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55414
1940 S. Greeley Street, Suite 202A, Stillwater, MN 55082
5354 Parkdale Dr, #103, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
318 Jackson Ave NW, Suite A, Elk River, MN 55330
1107 Hazeltine Blvd, Suite 400, Chaska, MN 55318
370 Selby Ave., Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
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Albany 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 Minnesota 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