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4272 Dahlberg Dr, Golden Valley Executive Center, Golden Valley, MN 55422
3453 Hennepin Ave, Suite 001, Minneapolis, MN 55408
33 South Sixth St, Suite 4750, Minneapolis, MN 55402
150 South Fifth Street, Suite 1200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2000 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2119
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237 2nd Ave SW, Suite 111, Cambridge, MN 55008
150 South Fifth Street, Suite 3000, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
100 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
247 Third Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55415
109 Myrtle Street East, Suite 100, Stillwater, MN 55082
7377 Currell Boulevard, Suite 101, Woodbury, MN 55125
3800 American Blvd. West, Suite 1500, Bloomington, MN 55431
305 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 440, Minneapolis, MN 55401
19230 Evans Street, Suite 116, Elk River, MN 55330
2780 Snelling Avenue North, Suite 330, Roseville, MN 55113
220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Glen Oaks Center, 2E South Pine Drive, Circle Pines, MN 55014
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
3109 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
461 N Temperance St, St. Paul, MN 55101
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
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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