Top Rice, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3000 County Road 42 West, Suite 310, Burnsville, MN 55337
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
900 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
650 3rd Ave S, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN 55402-4506
100 North Buchanan Street, Suite 1, Cambridge, MN 55008
2233 University Ave W, Suite 150, St. Paul, MN 55114
20856 Holyoke Ave, PO Box 369, Lakeville, MN 55044
842 Raymond Ave, Suite 209, St. Paul, MN 55114
45 S 7th St, Suite 2610, Minneapolis, MN 55402
8700 W 26th St, Ste 125, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
8009 34th Ave. S., Suite 1492, Bloomington, MN 55425
920 Second Ave. S., Suite 1540, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2224
1314 Westwood Hills Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
225 South Sixth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1208 Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor, St. Paul, MN 55105
119 East Main Street, New Prague, MN 56071
500 Laurel Avenue, Lower Suite, St. Paul, MN 55102
225 South 6th St, Suite 1830, Minneapolis, MN 55402
210 2nd Ave. SW, Suite 105, Milaca, MN 56353
1622 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408
6445 Sycamore Court N. Suite 102, Maple Grove, MN 55369
125 SE Main St, Suite 339, Minneapolis, MN 55414
201 West 7th Street, Monticello, MN 55362
3300 Edinborough Way, Suite 705, Edina, MN 55435
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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