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1380 Corporate Center Curve, Suite 320, Eagan, MN 55121
6800 France Avenue South, Suite 190, Edina, MN 55435
3000 County Road 42 West, Suite 310, Burnsville, MN 55337
4301 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409
1000 Twelve Oaks Center Drive, Suite 100, Wayzata, MN 55391
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN 55405
One Main Street SE, Suite 206, Minneapolis, MN 55414
4749 Chicago Ave, Suite 3C, Minneapolis, MN 55417
434 Lake St, Excelsior, MN 55331
332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
842 Raymond Ave, Suite 209, St. Paul, MN 55114
8009 34th Ave. S., Suite 1492, Bloomington, MN 55425
1600 Utica Ave S, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55416
120 South 6th St., 23rd Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402
45 S 7th St, Suite 2610, Minneapolis, MN 55402
100 Village Center Dr, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55127
3109 Hennepin Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
729 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
237 2nd Ave SW, Suite 111, Cambridge, MN 55008
7377 Currell Boulevard, Suite 101, Woodbury, MN 55125
19230 Evans Street, Suite 116, Elk River, MN 55330
3300 Edinborough Way, Suite 705, Edina, MN 55435
3201 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
247 Third Avenue South, Barristers Trust Bldg., Minneapolis, MN 55415
109 Myrtle Street East, Suite 100, Stillwater, MN 55082
Burnsville 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