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14501 Granada Dr, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
1713 Southcross Dr W, Unit 101, Burnsville, MN 55306
3900 Northwoods Dr, Suite 250, Arden Hills, MN 55112
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
4749 Chicago Ave, Suite 3C, Minneapolis, MN 55417
831 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55103
6465 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 115, Minneapolis, MN 55426
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
2140 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
100 North Sixth Street, Suite 630B, Minneapolis, MN 55403-4444
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220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Glen Oaks Center, 2E South Pine Drive, Circle Pines, MN 55014
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
310 Fourth Avenue South, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
1515 Canadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
1611 County Road B West, Suite 101, Roseville, MN 55113
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
9800 Shelard Pkwy, Ste. 310, Minneapolis, MN 55441
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
25 Ninth Avenue North, PO Box 458, Hopkins, MN 55343
1700 Highway 36 West, Suite 220, Roseville, MN 55113
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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