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2365 Louisiana Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55427
310 Fourth Avenue S, #7000, Minneapolis, MN 55415
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80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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7300 France Ave S, Suite 405, Edina, MN 55435
3800 Eighth Street North, Suite 102, St. Cloud, MN 56303
310 4th Ave S, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
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331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
318 Jackson Ave NW, Suite A, Elk River, MN 55330
370 Selby Ave., Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
7101 York Ave S, Suite 262, Edina, MN 55435
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
14501 Granada Drive, #200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
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111 Waite Avenue North, Waite Park, MN 56387
1515 Canadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1021 23rd Ave NE, #2, Minneapolis, MN 55418
6160 Summit Dr N, Suite 425, Minneapolis, MN 55430
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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