Top Paynesville, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
400 South 4th Street, Suite 806M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
278 7th St E, St. Paul, MN 55101
150 S 5th St, Suite 2860, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 202, Minneapolis, MN 55405
One Main Street SE, Suite 206, Minneapolis, MN 55414
366 Jackson Street, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55101
6465 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55426
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
80 South 8th Street, Suite 4910, Minneapolis, MN 55402
860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite #209, Eagan, MN 55121
3800 Eighth Street North, Suite 102, St. Cloud, MN 56303
332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
3109 Hennepin Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
PO Box 336, St. Cloud, MN 56302-0336
1950 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 103B, Stillwater, MN 55082
7 Evergreen Lane, St. Paul, MN 55127
225 South Sixth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2233 University Ave W, Suite 150, St. Paul, MN 55114
225 South 6th St, Suite 1830, Minneapolis, MN 55402
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
14501 Granada Drive, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
45 S 7th St, Suite 2610, Minneapolis, MN 55402
237 2nd Ave SW, Suite 111, Cambridge, MN 55008
3820 Cleveland Ave N, Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55112
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
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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