Top Avon, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
17790 Valley Cove Ct, Wayzata, MN 55391
14501 Granada Drive, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
4928 31st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417
80 South 8th Street, Suite 4910, Minneapolis, MN 55402
860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite #209, Eagan, MN 55121
331 Second Avenue South, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55401
6080 Yucca Lane North, Minneapolis, MN 55446
461 N Temperance St, St. Paul, MN 55101
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 130, Minnetonka, MN 55343
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
11670 Fountains Dr., Suite 200, Maple Grove, MN 55369
331 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55401
711 Smith Ave S, St. Paul, MN 55107
3900 Northwoods Dr, Suite 250, Arden Hills, MN 55112
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
6465 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 115, Minneapolis, MN 55426
310 4th Ave S, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
2805 Dodd Rd, Suite 160, Eagan, MN 55121
200 3rd Ave NE, Suite 300, Cambridge, MN 55008
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 895, Minneapolis, MN 55401
318 Jackson Ave NW, Suite A, Elk River, MN 55330
One Main Street SE, Suite 206, Minneapolis, MN 55414
7300 147th St W, Suite 304, St. Paul, MN 55124
1107 Hazeltine Blvd, Suite 400, Chaska, MN 55318
Avon Drug Possession Information
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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