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200 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, #400, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
701 Xenia Ave S, Suite 565, Minneapolis, MN 55416
80 S 8th St, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
650 Third Avenue South, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN 55402
5200 Willson Rd, Suite 150, Edina, MN 55424
80 S 8th St, 2200 IDS Center, Minneapolis, MN 55402
121 South Eighth Street, Suite 893, Minneapolis, MN 55402
80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3109 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406
2124 Dupont Ave S, Suite 101, Minneapolis, MN 55405
7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Suite 1700, Minneapolis, MN 55431
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801 S Marquette Ave, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3800 American Boulevard, Suite 1500, Bloomington, MN 55431
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
842 Raymond Ave, Suite 209, St. Paul, MN 55114
434 Lake St, Excelsior, MN 55331
8700 W 26th St, Ste 125, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
8009 34th Ave. S., Suite 1492, Bloomington, MN 55425
247 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
920 Second Ave. S., Suite 1540, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2224
1314 Westwood Hills Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
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331 Second Avenue South, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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Edina 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