Top Avon, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
333 South 7th Street, Suite 2850, Minneapolis, MN 55402
125 SE Main St, Suite 339, Minneapolis, MN 55414
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
287 East Sixth Street, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 202, Minneapolis, MN 55405
11125 Zealand Avenue North, Champlin, MN 55316
500 Laurel Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102
350 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 500, Burnsville, MN 55337
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 130, Minnetonka, MN 55343
999 Westview Drive, Suite 1, Hastings, MN 55033
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
331 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55401
711 Smith Ave S, St. Paul, MN 55107
14501 Granada Drive, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
80 South 8th Street, Suite 4910, Minneapolis, MN 55402
860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite #209, Eagan, MN 55121
6080 Yucca Lane North, Minneapolis, MN 55446
6465 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 115, Minneapolis, MN 55426
310 4th Ave S, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
3800 Eighth Street North, Suite 102, St. Cloud, MN 56303
11100 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 510, Minnetonka, MN 55305
100 North Sixth Street, Suite 630B, Minneapolis, MN 55403-4444
2140 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
318 Jackson Ave NW, Suite A, Elk River, MN 55330
7300 147th St W, Suite 304, St. Paul, MN 55124
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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