Top Rice, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
121 West Main Street, Suite 200, Waconia, MN 55387
200 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, #400, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
33 South 6th St, Suite 3600, Minneapolis, MN 55402
701 Xenia Ave S, Suite 565, Minneapolis, MN 55416
100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1700, Minneapolis, MN 55401
400 S 4th Street, Suite 310 M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
7900 Xerxes Avenue S, Suite 220, Bloomington, MN 55431
150 South 5th Street, Suite 1490, Minneapolis, MN 55402
287 East 6th St, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
PO Box 501, St. Michael, MN 55376
650 Third Avenue South, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN 55402
80 S 8th St, 2200 IDS Center, Minneapolis, MN 55402
209 North Rum River Drive, Princeton, MN 55371
1295 Bandana Blvd N, Suite 335, St. Paul, MN 55108
332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
350 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 500, Burnsville, MN 55337
11125 Zealand Avenue North, Champlin, MN 55316
500 Laurel Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102
45 S 7th St, Suite 2610, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3109 Hennepin Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
999 Westview Drive, Suite 1, Hastings, MN 55033
19230 Evans Street, Suite 116, Elk River, MN 55330
56 E Broadway Avenue, Suite 102, Forest Lake, MN 55025
1600 Utica Avenue, Suite 140, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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