Top Clearwater, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 100, Hopkins, MN 55343
7300 France Ave S, Suite 405, Edina, MN 55435
1021 23rd Ave NE, #2, Minneapolis, MN 55418
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 895, Minneapolis, MN 55401
33 South Sixth St, Suite 4750, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2000 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2119
45 S 7th St, Suite 2610, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3109 Hennepin Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
100 North Buchanan Street, Suite 1, Cambridge, MN 55008
PO Box 336, St. Cloud, MN 56302-0336
2785 White Bear Avenue, Suite 402, Maplewood, MN 55109
15 8th Ave N, St. Cloud, MN 56303
663 University Avenue West, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55104
201 West 7th Street, Monticello, MN 55362
15050 Cedar Avenue South, Suite 116-259, Apple Valley, MN 55124
1515 Canadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
8009 34th Ave. S., Suite 1492, Bloomington, MN 55425
210 2nd Ave. SW, Suite 105, Milaca, MN 56353
6445 Sycamore Court N. Suite 102, Maple Grove, MN 55369
8101 34th Ave S, Suite 340, Bloomington, MN 55425
6800 France Avenue South, Suite 190, Edina, MN 55435
500 Laurel Avenue, Lower Suite, St. Paul, MN 55102
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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