Top Clearwater, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
14501 Granada Drive, #200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
434 Lake St, Excelsior, MN 55331
310 4th Ave S Ste 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
212 2nd Street East, Suite 104, Jordan, MN 55352
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
842 Raymond Ave, Suite 209, St. Paul, MN 55114
20686 Holyoke Ave, Suite 600, PO Box 862, Lakeville, MN 55044
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
250 Second Ave. S., Suite 205, Minneapolis, MN 55401
333 N Washington Ave, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55401
8009 34th Ave. S., Suite 1492, Bloomington, MN 55425
237 2nd Ave SW, Suite 111, Cambridge, MN 55008
724 Bielenberg Dr, #10, Woodbury, MN 55125
11375 Robinson Drive North West, Suite 105, Minneapolis, MN 55433
2915 Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55405
2000 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2119
201 Sixth Street Southeast, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55414
2150 3rd Ave. N., Suite 210, Anoka, MN 55303
900 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
PO BOX 11600, Minneapolis, MN 55411
1940 S. Greeley Street, Suite 202A, Stillwater, MN 55082
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
6300 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Suite 195, Minneapolis, MN 55430
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Clearwater 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