Top Cold Spring, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
105 5th Ave S Ste 550, Minneapolis, MN 55401
609 S. 10th St, Suite 200 A, Minneapolis, MN 55404
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
4024 151st Ave NW, Andover, MN 55304
7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Suite 1700, Minneapolis, MN 55431
3109 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406
121 South Eighth Street, Suite 893, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2640 Eagan Woods Dr, Suite 220, Eagan, MN 55121
90 S 7th St, Floor 14, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2124 Dupont Ave S, Suite 101, Minneapolis, MN 55405
1010 West St. Germain, Suite 500, St. Cloud, MN 56301
3435 Washington Drive, Suite 100, Eagan, MN 55122
20856 Holyoke Ave, PO Box 369, Lakeville, MN 55044
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
434 Lake St, Excelsior, MN 55331
33 South Sixth St, Suite 4750, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2000 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2119
PO Box 251084, St. Paul, MN 55125
14501 Granada Dr, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
4855 Dominica Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN 55405
PO BOX 11600, Minneapolis, MN 55411
1000 Twelve Oaks Center Drive, Suite 100, Wayzata, MN 55391
4301 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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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