Top Princeton, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 3100, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7825 Washington Ave South, Suite #220, Bloomington, MN 55439
310 4th Avenue South, Suite 5010, Minneapolis, MN 55415
90 S 7th St, Suite 2200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
100 S. Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
400 S 4th Street, Suite 310 M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
150 South 5th Street, Suite 1490, Minneapolis, MN 55402
200 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, #400, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
204 North Star Bank, 4661 Highway 61, White Bear Lake, MN 55110
701 Xenia Ave S, Suite 565, Minneapolis, MN 55416
7900 Xerxes Avenue S, Suite 220, Bloomington, MN 55431
6465 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55426
500 Laurel Avenue, Lower Suite, St. Paul, MN 55102
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
5353 Gamble Dr, Suite 125, Minneapolis, MN 55416
1611 County Road B West, Suite 101, Roseville, MN 55113
7701 Golden Valley Rd, Ste 270923, Minneapolis, MN 55427
3730 Edmund Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55406
3201 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
105 5th Ave S, Suite 104, Minneapolis, MN 55401
2085 County Road D, Suite A-200, Maplewood, MN 55109
14501 Granada Dr, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
1713 Southcross Dr W, Unit 101, Burnsville, MN 55306
10201 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 260, Hopkins, MN 55305
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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