Top Rice, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1950 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 103B, Stillwater, MN 55082
310 4th Ave S, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
500 Laurel Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102
1295 Bandana Blvd N, Suite 335, St. Paul, MN 55108
332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 202, Minneapolis, MN 55405
11100 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 510, Minnetonka, MN 55305
350 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 500, Burnsville, MN 55337
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 130, Minnetonka, MN 55343
999 Westview Drive, Suite 1, Hastings, MN 55033
11125 Zealand Avenue North, Champlin, MN 55316
14501 Granada Drive, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
318 Jackson Ave NW, Suite A, Elk River, MN 55330
331 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55401
2805 Dodd Rd, Suite 160, Eagan, MN 55121
7300 147th St W, Suite 304, St. Paul, MN 55124
1107 Hazeltine Blvd, Suite 400, Chaska, MN 55318
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
200 3rd Ave NE, Suite 300, Cambridge, MN 55008
80 South 8th Street, Suite 4910, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7101 York Ave S, Suite 262, Edina, MN 55435
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
14501 Granada Drive, #200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite #209, Eagan, MN 55121
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