Top Albany, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 130, Minnetonka, MN 55343
14501 Granada Drive, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
4600 W 77th St, Suite 239, Minneapolis, MN 55435
331 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55401
1950 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 103B, Stillwater, MN 55082
15050 Cedar Avenue South, Suite 116-259, Apple Valley, MN 55124
209 North Rum River Drive, Princeton, MN 55371
2000 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2119
105 5th Ave S, Suite 104, Minneapolis, MN 55401
6465 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 115, Minneapolis, MN 55426
33 South Sixth St, Suite 4750, Minneapolis, MN 55402
8101 34th Ave S, Suite 340, Bloomington, MN 55425
2140 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
2805 Dodd Rd, Suite 160, Eagan, MN 55121
100 North Sixth Street, Suite 630B, Minneapolis, MN 55403-4444
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
200 3rd Ave NE, Suite 300, Cambridge, MN 55008
711 Smith Ave S, St. Paul, MN 55107
220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Glen Oaks Center, 2E South Pine Drive, Circle Pines, MN 55014
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
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318 Jackson Ave NW, Suite A, Elk River, MN 55330
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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