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4928 31st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417
6080 Yucca Lane North, Minneapolis, MN 55446
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1600 Utica Avenue, Suite 140, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
366 Jackson Street, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55101
6465 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55426
7 Evergreen Lane, St. Paul, MN 55127
225 South Sixth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
4600 W 77th St, Suite 239, Minneapolis, MN 55435
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
1950 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 103B, Stillwater, MN 55082
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
225 South 6th St, Suite 1830, Minneapolis, MN 55402
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
400 S 4th St, Suite 806M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
500 Laurel Avenue, Lower Suite, St. Paul, MN 55102
105 5th Ave S, Suite 104, Minneapolis, MN 55401
120 South 6th Street, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55402
201 West 7th Street, Monticello, MN 55362
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
310 4th Ave S Ste 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
20686 Holyoke Ave, Suite 600, PO Box 862, Lakeville, MN 55044
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
Minneapolis 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