Top Cold Spring, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
PO Box 95, Anoka, MN 55303
7595 Currell Blvd, #251244, Woodbury, MN 55125
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 100, Hopkins, MN 55343
PO Box 251084, St. Paul, MN 55125
663 University Avenue West, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55104
3300 Edinborough Way, Suite 705, Edina, MN 55435
90 South 7th St., Suite 3500, Minneapolis, MN 55402
310 Fourth Avenue South, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 202, Minneapolis, MN 55405
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 130, Minnetonka, MN 55343
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
15 8th Ave N, St. Cloud, MN 56303
8101 34th Ave S, Suite 340, Bloomington, MN 55425
4600 W 77th St, Suite 239, Minneapolis, MN 55435
333 South 7th Street, Suite 2850, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
711 Smith Ave S, St. Paul, MN 55107
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
80 South 8th Street, Suite 4910, Minneapolis, MN 55402
860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite #209, Eagan, MN 55121
350 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 500, Burnsville, MN 55337
6080 Yucca Lane North, Minneapolis, MN 55446
11100 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 510, Minnetonka, MN 55305
999 Westview Drive, Suite 1, Hastings, MN 55033
332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
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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