Top Cold Spring, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
333 Washington Ave N, Suite 208, Minneapolis, MN 55401
278 7th St E, St. Paul, MN 55101
400 South 4th Street, Suite 806M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
3109 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
150 S 5th St, Suite 2860, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7012 Springhill Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
2805 Dodd Rd, Suite 160, Eagan, MN 55121
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
331 Second Avenue South, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55401
434 Lake St, Excelsior, MN 55331
PO Box 336, St. Cloud, MN 56302-0336
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
331 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55401
209 North Rum River Drive, Princeton, MN 55371
3800 American Boulevard, Suite 1500, Bloomington, MN 55431
3201 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
461 N Temperance St, St. Paul, MN 55101
7300 France Ave S, Suite 405, Edina, MN 55435
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
3800 Eighth Street North, Suite 102, St. Cloud, MN 56303
120 South 6th St., 23rd Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402
90 South 7th St., Suite 3500, Minneapolis, MN 55402
201 Sixth Street Southeast, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Cold Spring 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