Top Melrose, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4829 Minnetonka Blvd., Suite 200, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
309 Clifton Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
80 South 8th Street, Suite 4910, Minneapolis, MN 55402
842 Raymond Ave, Suite 209, St. Paul, MN 55114
6300 Shingle Creek Parkway, Suite 260, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
2424 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406
16670 Franklin Trail SE, Suite 250, Prior Lake, MN 55372-2924
14093 Commerce Avenue, Suite 200, Prior Lake, MN 55372
45 S 7th St, Suite 2610, Minneapolis, MN 55402
90 South 7th St., Suite 3500, Minneapolis, MN 55402
8009 34th Ave. S., Suite 1492, Bloomington, MN 55425
400 S 4th St, Suite 806M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
8646 Eagle Creek Circle, Suite 212, Savage, MN 55378
119 East Main Street, New Prague, MN 56071
100 North Buchanan Street, Suite 1, Cambridge, MN 55008
1208 Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor, St. Paul, MN 55105
724 Bielenberg Dr, #10, Woodbury, MN 55125
500 Laurel Avenue, Lower Suite, St. Paul, MN 55102
11375 Robinson Drive North West, Suite 105, Minneapolis, MN 55433
2915 Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55405
880 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Riverwood Place, Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN 55118-1736
250 Second Ave. S., Suite 205, Minneapolis, MN 55401
210 2nd Ave. SW, Suite 105, Milaca, MN 56353
56 E Broadway Avenue, Suite 102, Forest Lake, MN 55025
6445 Sycamore Court N. Suite 102, Maple Grove, MN 55369
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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