Top Foley, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
3800 American Blvd. West, Suite 1500, Bloomington, MN 55431
650 3rd Ave S, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN 55402-4506
461 N Temperance St, St. Paul, MN 55101
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
331 Second Avenue South, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55401
310 Fourth Avenue South, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
2900 Washington Ave. North, Minneapolis, MN 55411
119 East Main Street, New Prague, MN 56071
11670 Fountains Dr., Suite 200, Maple Grove, MN 55369
15 8th Ave N, St. Cloud, MN 56303
3109 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
1637 Fourth Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
663 University Avenue West, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55104
803 West St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN 56301
7300 France Ave S, Suite 405, Edina, MN 55435
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
400 South 4th Street, Suite 806M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
7362 University Avenue Northeast, Suite 104, Fridley, MN 55432
711 Smith Ave S, St. Paul, MN 55107
278 7th St E, St. Paul, MN 55101
150 South 5th Street, Suite 3260, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Foley 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