Top Clearwater, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
111 Waite Avenue North, Waite Park, MN 56387
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
25 Ninth Avenue North, PO Box 458, Hopkins, MN 55343
1015 West St. Germain Street, Suite 300, St. Cloud, MN 56301
9800 Shelard Pkwy, Ste. 310, Minneapolis, MN 55441
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
2780 Snelling Avenue North, Suite 330, Roseville, MN 55113
401 North 3rd Street, Suite 650, Minneapolis, MN 55401
916 Emerson Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55422
3800 American Boulevard, Suite 1500, Bloomington, MN 55431
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
461 N Temperance St, St. Paul, MN 55101
2150 3rd Ave. N., Suite 210, Anoka, MN 55303
PO BOX 11600, Minneapolis, MN 55411
1000 Twelve Oaks Center Drive, Suite 100, Wayzata, MN 55391
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
4301 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409
150 S 5th St, Suite 2860, Minneapolis, MN 55402
920 2nd Avenue South, Suite 975, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3000 County Road 42 West, Suite 310, Burnsville, MN 55337
900 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
3800 Eighth Street North, Suite 102, St. Cloud, MN 56303
2136 Ford Pkwy, St. Paul, MN 55116
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