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1010 West St. Germain, Suite 500, St. Cloud, MN 56301
7825 Washington Ave South, Suite #220, Bloomington, MN 55439
90 S 7th St, Suite 2200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
609 S. 10th St, Suite 200 A, Minneapolis, MN 55404
121 West Main Street, Suite 200, Waconia, MN 55387
200 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, #400, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
33 South 6th St, Suite 3600, Minneapolis, MN 55402
701 Xenia Ave S, Suite 565, Minneapolis, MN 55416
100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1700, Minneapolis, MN 55401
7900 Xerxes Avenue S, Suite 220, Bloomington, MN 55431
150 South 5th Street, Suite 1490, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
7 Evergreen Lane, St. Paul, MN 55127
220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3800 American Blvd. West, Suite 1500, Bloomington, MN 55431
1015 West St. Germain Street, Suite 300, St. Cloud, MN 56301
318 Jackson Ave NW, Suite A, Elk River, MN 55330
1107 Hazeltine Blvd, Suite 400, Chaska, MN 55318
370 Selby Ave., Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
2780 Snelling Avenue North, Suite 330, Roseville, MN 55113
7101 York Ave S, Suite 262, Edina, MN 55435
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
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