Top Clearwater, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
318 Jackson Ave NW, Suite A, Elk River, MN 55330
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2365 Louisiana Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55427
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5669 147th Street N, PO Box 548, Hugo, MN 55038
201 West 7th Street, Monticello, MN 55362
310 Fourth Avenue S, #7000, Minneapolis, MN 55415
150 S 5th St, Suite 2860, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 Second Avenue South, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55401
20856 Holyoke Ave, PO Box 369, Lakeville, MN 55044
842 Raymond Ave, Suite 209, St. Paul, MN 55114
3800 Eighth Street North, Suite 102, St. Cloud, MN 56303
125 SE Main St, Suite 339, Minneapolis, MN 55414
434 Lake St, Excelsior, MN 55331
8009 34th Ave. S., Suite 1492, Bloomington, MN 55425
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
100 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
247 Third Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55415
19230 Evans Street, Suite 116, Elk River, MN 55330
109 Myrtle Street East, Suite 100, Stillwater, MN 55082
56 E Broadway Avenue, Suite 102, Forest Lake, MN 55025
510 First Avenue North, Suite 610, Minneapolis, MN 55403
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247 Third Avenue South, Barristers Trust Bldg., Minneapolis, MN 55415
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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