Top Princeton, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
15050 Cedar Avenue South, Suite 116-259, Apple Valley, MN 55124
2424 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406
650 3rd Ave S, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN 55402-4506
842 Raymond Ave, Suite 209, St. Paul, MN 55114
16670 Franklin Trail SE, Suite 250, Prior Lake, MN 55372-2924
310 4th Avenue South, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
16670 Franklin Trail Southeast, Suite 250, Prior Lake, MN 55372
461 N Temperance St, St. Paul, MN 55101
434 Lake St, Excelsior, MN 55331
247 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
8700 W 26th St, Ste 125, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
920 Second Ave. S., Suite 1540, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2224
1314 Westwood Hills Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
100 North Buchanan Street, Suite 1, Cambridge, MN 55008
331 Second Avenue South, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55401
11670 Fountains Dr., Suite 200, Maple Grove, MN 55369
200 3rd Ave NE, Suite 300, Cambridge, MN 55008
3730 Edmund Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55406
100 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
247 Third Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55415
109 Myrtle Street East, Suite 100, Stillwater, MN 55082
331 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55401
19230 Evans Street, Suite 116, Elk River, MN 55330
2805 Dodd Rd, Suite 160, Eagan, MN 55121
331 2nd Ave S, 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