Top Rice, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
287 East Sixth Street, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
247 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
1208 Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor, St. Paul, MN 55105
331 Second Avenue South, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55401
7300 147th St W, Suite 304, St. Paul, MN 55124
1600 Utica Ave S, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55416
120 South 6th St., 23rd Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
100 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
247 Third Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55415
331 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55401
19230 Evans Street, Suite 116, Elk River, MN 55330
109 Myrtle Street East, Suite 100, Stillwater, MN 55082
56 E Broadway Avenue, Suite 102, Forest Lake, MN 55025
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
510 First Avenue North, Suite 610, Minneapolis, MN 55403
247 Third Avenue South, Barristers Trust Bldg., Minneapolis, MN 55415
3201 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
4600 W 77th St, Suite 239, Minneapolis, MN 55435
20856 Holyoke Ave, PO Box 369, Lakeville, MN 55044
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