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860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite #209, Eagan, MN 55121
3820 Cleveland Ave N, Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55112
1101 Stinson Blvd NE, Box 2, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7300 France Ave S, Suite 405, Edina, MN 55435
100 Village Center Dr, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55127
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4928 31st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417
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6465 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 115, Minneapolis, MN 55426
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7300 147th St W, Suite 304, St. Paul, MN 55124
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
401 North 3rd Street, Suite 650, Minneapolis, MN 55401
14501 Granada Drive, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
11670 Fountains Dr., Suite 200, Maple Grove, MN 55369
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13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
20856 Holyoke Ave, PO Box 369, Lakeville, MN 55044
842 Raymond Ave, Suite 209, St. Paul, MN 55114
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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8009 34th Ave. S., Suite 1492, Bloomington, MN 55425
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Golden Valley 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