Top Cold Spring, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
663 University Avenue West, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55104
711 Smith Ave S, St. Paul, MN 55107
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
15050 Cedar Avenue South, Suite 116-259, Apple Valley, MN 55124
3800 American Boulevard, Suite 1500, Bloomington, MN 55431
920 Second Ave. S., Suite 1540, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2224
1314 Westwood Hills Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
8700 W 26th St, Ste 125, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
247 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
370 Selby Ave, Suite 314, St. Paul, MN 55102
1208 Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor, St. Paul, MN 55105
100 North Buchanan Street, Suite 1, Cambridge, MN 55008
331 Second Avenue South, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55401
45 S 7th St, Suite 2610, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 202, Minneapolis, MN 55405
7300 147th St W, Suite 304, St. Paul, MN 55124
119 East Main Street, New Prague, MN 56071
8101 34th Ave S, Suite 340, Bloomington, MN 55425
500 Laurel Avenue, Lower Suite, St. Paul, MN 55102
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
100 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
247 Third Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55415
19230 Evans Street, Suite 116, Elk River, MN 55330
109 Myrtle Street East, Suite 100, Stillwater, MN 55082
56 E Broadway Avenue, Suite 102, Forest Lake, MN 55025
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