Top Avon, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5353 Gamble Dr, Suite 125, Minneapolis, MN 55416
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663 University Avenue West, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55104
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 202, Minneapolis, MN 55405
724 Bielenberg Drive, #54, St. Paul, MN 55125
2365 Louisiana Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55427
310 Fourth Avenue S, #7000, Minneapolis, MN 55415
5669 147th Street N, PO Box 548, Hugo, MN 55038
400 S 4th St, Suite 806M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
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2915 S Wayzata Blvd, Suite 203, Minneapolis, MN 55405
50 South 6th Street, Suite 1500, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2355 Highway 36 West, Suite 300, Roseville, MN 55113
4272 Dahlberg Dr, Golden Valley Executive Center, Golden Valley, MN 55422
7760 France Avenue, Suite 830, Bloomington, MN 55435
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 840, Minneapolis, MN 55401
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 1650, Minneapolis, MN 55402
8101 34th Ave S, Suite 340, Bloomington, MN 55425
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Banks Building, 615 First Avenue NE, Suite 425, Minneapolis, MN 55413
270 Grain Exchange North, 301 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
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701 4th Avenue South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55415
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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