Top Cold Spring, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
350 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 500, Burnsville, MN 55337
6800 France Avenue South, Suite 190, Edina, MN 55435
150 S 5th St, Suite 2860, Minneapolis, MN 55402
920 2nd Avenue South, Suite 975, Minneapolis, MN 55402
PO BOX 11600, Minneapolis, MN 55411
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN 55405
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
2150 3rd Ave. N., Suite 210, Anoka, MN 55303
900 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3000 County Road 42 West, Suite 310, Burnsville, MN 55337
2136 Ford Pkwy, St. Paul, MN 55116
332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
1950 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 103B, Stillwater, MN 55082
45 S 7th St, Suite 2610, Minneapolis, MN 55402
237 2nd Ave SW, Suite 111, Cambridge, MN 55008
3109 Hennepin Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
PO Box 336, St. Cloud, MN 56302-0336
6300 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Suite 195, Minneapolis, MN 55430
7 Evergreen Lane, St. Paul, MN 55127
3300 Edinborough Way, Suite 705, Edina, MN 55435
209 North Rum River Drive, Princeton, MN 55371
225 S 6th St, Suite 3900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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