Top Cold Spring, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
90 South 7th St., Suite 3500, Minneapolis, MN 55402
510 North 1st Avenue, #305, Minneapolis, MN 55403
3900 Northwoods Dr, Suite 250, Arden Hills, MN 55112
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
900 American Blvd E, Suite 241, Minneapolis, MN 55420
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1611 County Road B West, Suite 101, Roseville, MN 55113
401 North 3rd Street, Suite 650, Minneapolis, MN 55401
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
400 S 4th St, Suite 806M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
801 S Marquette Ave, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7012 Springhill Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
916 Emerson Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55422
500 Laurel Avenue, Lower Suite, St. Paul, MN 55102
1713 Southcross Dr W, Unit 101, Burnsville, MN 55306
14501 Granada Dr, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
5353 Gamble Dr, Suite 125, Minneapolis, MN 55416
2085 County Road D, Suite A-200, Maplewood, MN 55109
7701 Golden Valley Rd, Ste 270923, Minneapolis, MN 55427
305 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 440, Minneapolis, MN 55401
3730 Edmund Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55406
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
17790 Valley Cove Ct, Wayzata, MN 55391
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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