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370 Selby Ave, Suite 314, St. Paul, MN 55102
2112 Broadway St NE, Suite 225, Minneapolis, MN 55413
229 Jackson Street, Suite 134, Anoka, MN 55303
900 American Blvd E, Suite 241, Minneapolis, MN 55420
14093 Commerce Avenue, Suite 200, Prior Lake, MN 55372
80 South 8th Street, Suite 4910, Minneapolis, MN 55402
6300 Shingle Creek Parkway, Suite 260, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
309 Clifton Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
2424 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 130, Minnetonka, MN 55343
16670 Franklin Trail SE, Suite 250, Prior Lake, MN 55372-2924
16670 Franklin Trail Southeast, Suite 250, Prior Lake, MN 55372
333 N Washington Ave, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55401
2915 S Wayzata Blvd, Suite 203, Minneapolis, MN 55405
724 Bielenberg Dr, #10, Woodbury, MN 55125
2915 Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55405
11375 Robinson Drive North West, Suite 105, Minneapolis, MN 55433
250 Second Ave. S., Suite 205, Minneapolis, MN 55401
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
333 South 7th Street, Suite 2850, Minneapolis, MN 55402
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
287 East Sixth Street, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
17790 Valley Cove Ct, Wayzata, MN 55391
4928 31st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417
Minnetonka 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