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80 S 8th St, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3109 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406
287 East 6th St, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
161 St. Anthony Avenue, Kelly Inn, Suite 820, St. Paul, MN 55103
150 South 5th Street, Suite 1490, Minneapolis, MN 55402
200 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, #400, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
701 Xenia Ave S, Suite 565, Minneapolis, MN 55416
7900 Xerxes Avenue S, Suite 220, Bloomington, MN 55431
105 5th Ave S Ste 550, Minneapolis, MN 55401
21330 John Milless Drive, Suite 201, Rogers, MN 55374
121 West Main Street, Suite 200, Waconia, MN 55387
4024 151st Ave NW, Andover, MN 55304
3201 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
4600 W 77th St, Suite 239, Minneapolis, MN 55435
278 7th St E, St. Paul, MN 55101
20856 Holyoke Ave, PO Box 369, Lakeville, MN 55044
333 Washington Ave N, Suite 208, Minneapolis, MN 55401
400 South 4th Street, Suite 806M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
150 S 5th St, Suite 2860, Minneapolis, MN 55402
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 130, Minnetonka, MN 55343
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
4855 Dominica Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
750 East Brunsville Parkway, #303, Burnsville, MN 55337
287 East Sixth Street, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
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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