Top Cold Spring, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7900 Xerxes Avenue S, Suite 220, Bloomington, MN 55431
400 S 4th Street, Suite 310 M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
287 East 6th St, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
PO Box 501, St. Michael, MN 55376
650 Third Avenue South, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN 55402
80 S 8th St, 2200 IDS Center, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2640 Eagan Woods Dr, Suite 220, Eagan, MN 55121
5200 Willson Rd, Suite 150, Edina, MN 55424
7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Suite 1700, Minneapolis, MN 55431
80 S 8th St, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
121 South Eighth Street, Suite 893, Minneapolis, MN 55402
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
803 West St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN 56301
920 2nd Avenue South, Suite 1540, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3960 Minnehaha Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406
310 4th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415
401 N 3rd St, Suite 650, Minneapolis, MN 55401
2915 S Wayzata Blvd, Suite 203, Minneapolis, MN 55405
7362 University Avenue Northeast, Suite 104, Fridley, MN 55432
150 South 5th Street, Suite 3260, Minneapolis, MN 55402
PO Box 336, St. Cloud, MN 56302-0336
724 Bielenberg Dr, #10, Woodbury, MN 55125
1314 Westwood Hills Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
11375 Robinson Drive North West, Suite 105, Minneapolis, MN 55433
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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