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287 East 6th St, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
121 South Eighth Street, Suite 893, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3109 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406
2124 Dupont Ave S, Suite 101, Minneapolis, MN 55405
90 S 7th St, Floor 14, Minneapolis, MN 55402
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 3100, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3435 Washington Drive, Suite 100, Eagan, MN 55122
609 S. 10th St, Suite 200 A, Minneapolis, MN 55404
33 South 6th St, Suite 3600, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Suite 1700, Minneapolis, MN 55431
2640 Eagan Woods Dr, Suite 220, Eagan, MN 55121
2000 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2119
150 South Fifth Street, Suite 1200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1940 S. Greeley Street, Suite 202A, Stillwater, MN 55082
201 Sixth Street Southeast, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55414
6300 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Suite 195, Minneapolis, MN 55430
4855 Dominica Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124
5354 Parkdale Dr, #103, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
370 Selby Ave., Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
750 East Brunsville Parkway, #303, Burnsville, MN 55337
1107 Hazeltine Blvd, Suite 400, Chaska, MN 55318
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
318 Jackson Ave NW, Suite A, Elk River, MN 55330
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
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