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123 E. Lincoln Ave., Fergus Falls, MN 56537
10 N Broadway, PO Box 353, Pelican Rapids, MN 56572
1005 Pebble Lake Rd, Suite 209, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
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302 N 10th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
In Fergus Falls, Minnesota area, Groshek Law PA can help clients with their Drug Possession needs.
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7040 Lakeland Ave N, Suite 100, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
Assisting with Drug Possession issues in Fergus Falls and across Minnesota.
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663 Carver Bluffs Parkway, Carver, MN 55315
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106 Hawkins Avenue, Barrett, MN 56311
114 Holmes Street West, Po Box 683, Detroit Lakes, MN 56502
1105 Highway 10 East, PO Box 1599, Detroit Lakes, MN 56502
1210 Broadway St., Suite 101, Alexandria, MN 56308
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710 Broadway St, Alexandria, MN 56308
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1017 Broadway, PO BOX 819, Alexandria, MN 56308
215 30th Street North, PO Box 1077, Moorhead, MN 56561
814 Center Ave, Suite 5, Moorhead, MN 56560
14275 Golf Course Drive, Suite 200, Baxter, MN 56425
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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