Top Avon, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
350 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 500, Burnsville, MN 55337
999 Westview Drive, Suite 1, Hastings, MN 55033
711 Smith Ave S, St. Paul, MN 55107
7300 147th St W, Suite 304, St. Paul, MN 55124
6465 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55426
2365 Louisiana Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55427
1600 Utica Avenue, Suite 140, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
724 Bielenberg Drive, #54, St. Paul, MN 55125
310 Fourth Avenue S, #7000, Minneapolis, MN 55415
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
5669 147th Street N, PO Box 548, Hugo, MN 55038
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
366 Jackson Street, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55101
3201 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
14 Seventh Ave. N., St. Cloud, MN 56302
3800 Eighth Street North, Suite 102, St. Cloud, MN 56303
20856 Holyoke Ave, PO Box 369, Lakeville, MN 55044
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
1600 Utica Ave S, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55416
2140 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
120 South 6th St., 23rd Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402
100 North Sixth Street, Suite 630B, Minneapolis, MN 55403-4444
14501 Granada Dr, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
6337 Penn Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55423
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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