Top Paynesville, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
33 South 6th St, Suite 3600, Minneapolis, MN 55402
310 4th Avenue South, Suite 5010, Minneapolis, MN 55415
100 S. Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
80 S 8th Street, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
90 S 7th St, Suite 2200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7825 Washington Ave South, Suite #220, Bloomington, MN 55439
200 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, #400, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
701 Xenia Ave S, Suite 565, Minneapolis, MN 55416
7900 Xerxes Avenue S, Suite 220, Bloomington, MN 55431
100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1700, Minneapolis, MN 55401
150 South 5th Street, Suite 1490, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Glen Oaks Center, 2E South Pine Drive, Circle Pines, MN 55014
111 Waite Avenue North, Waite Park, MN 56387
270 Grain Exchange North, 301 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 1650, Minneapolis, MN 55402
13911 Ridgedale Dr, Suite 330, Minnetonka, MN 55305
2350 Wycliff Street, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55114
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
701 4th Avenue South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55415
25 Ninth Avenue North, PO Box 458, Hopkins, MN 55343
9800 Shelard Pkwy, Ste. 310, Minneapolis, MN 55441
831 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55103
6080 Yucca Lane North, Minneapolis, MN 55446
916 Emerson Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55422
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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