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15050 Cedar Avenue South, Suite 116-259, Apple Valley, MN 55124
11100 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 510, Minnetonka, MN 55305
880 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Riverwood Place, Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN 55118-1736
10 South 5th Street, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 840, Minneapolis, MN 55401
50 South 6th Street, Suite 1500, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7760 France Avenue, Suite 830, Bloomington, MN 55435
400 S 4th St, Suite 806M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
6465 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55426
8101 34th Ave S, Suite 340, Bloomington, MN 55425
500 Laurel Avenue, Lower Suite, St. Paul, MN 55102
2140 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
100 North Sixth Street, Suite 630B, Minneapolis, MN 55403-4444
5353 Gamble Dr, Suite 125, Minneapolis, MN 55416
7701 Golden Valley Rd, Ste 270923, Minneapolis, MN 55427
3730 Edmund Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55406
1622 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408
2233 University Ave W, Suite 150, St. Paul, MN 55114
2085 County Road D, Suite A-200, Maplewood, MN 55109
1713 Southcross Dr W, Unit 101, Burnsville, MN 55306
14501 Granada Dr, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
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220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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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