Top Paynesville, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
920 2nd Avenue South, Suite 1540, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3960 Minnehaha Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406
831 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55103
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
7012 Springhill Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
2915 S Wayzata Blvd, Suite 203, Minneapolis, MN 55405
2785 White Bear Avenue, Suite 402, Maplewood, MN 55109
210 2nd Ave. SW, Suite 105, Milaca, MN 56353
8646 Eagle Creek Circle, Suite 212, Savage, MN 55378
6445 Sycamore Court N. Suite 102, Maple Grove, MN 55369
3730 Edmund Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55406
1622 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408
461 N Temperance St, St. Paul, MN 55101
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
2900 Washington Ave. North, Minneapolis, MN 55411
801 S Marquette Ave, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Glen Oaks Center, 2E South Pine Drive, Circle Pines, MN 55014
111 Waite Avenue North, Waite Park, MN 56387
220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55401
1637 Fourth Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
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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