Top Rice, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6465 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55426
7 Evergreen Lane, St. Paul, MN 55127
1600 Utica Avenue, Suite 140, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
7701 Golden Valley Rd, Ste 270923, Minneapolis, MN 55427
366 Jackson Street, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55101
14501 Granada Dr, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
1713 Southcross Dr W, Unit 101, Burnsville, MN 55306
5353 Gamble Dr, Suite 125, Minneapolis, MN 55416
3900 Northwoods Dr, Suite 250, Arden Hills, MN 55112
2085 County Road D, Suite A-200, Maplewood, MN 55109
225 S 6th St, Suite 3900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
510 North 1st Avenue, #305, Minneapolis, MN 55403
1611 County Road B West, Suite 101, Roseville, MN 55113
900 American Blvd E, Suite 241, Minneapolis, MN 55420
310 4th Ave S Ste 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
401 North 3rd Street, Suite 650, Minneapolis, MN 55401
20686 Holyoke Ave, Suite 600, PO Box 862, Lakeville, MN 55044
212 2nd Street East, Suite 104, Jordan, MN 55352
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
801 S Marquette Ave, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1637 Fourth Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Rice Drug Possession Information
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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