Top Rice, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
16670 Franklin Trail SE, Suite 250, Prior Lake, MN 55372-2924
842 Raymond Ave, Suite 209, St. Paul, MN 55114
16670 Franklin Trail Southeast, Suite 250, Prior Lake, MN 55372
10 South 5th Street, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55402
50 South 6th Street, Suite 1500, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7760 France Avenue, Suite 830, Bloomington, MN 55435
2355 Highway 36 West, Suite 300, Roseville, MN 55113
4272 Dahlberg Dr, Golden Valley Executive Center, Golden Valley, MN 55422
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 840, Minneapolis, MN 55401
8009 34th Ave. S., Suite 1492, Bloomington, MN 55425
IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street #1650, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Banks Building, 615 First Avenue NE, Suite 425, Minneapolis, MN 55413
119 East Main Street, New Prague, MN 56071
270 Grain Exchange North, 301 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
237 2nd Ave SW, Suite 111, Cambridge, MN 55008
8646 Eagle Creek Circle, Suite 212, Savage, MN 55378
1208 Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor, St. Paul, MN 55105
14501 Granada Dr, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
1713 Southcross Dr W, Unit 101, Burnsville, MN 55306
2085 County Road D, Suite A-200, Maplewood, MN 55109
10201 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 260, Hopkins, MN 55305
150 South Fifth Street, Suite 3000, Minneapolis, MN 55402
5353 Gamble Dr, Suite 125, Minneapolis, MN 55416
7701 Golden Valley Rd, Ste 270923, Minneapolis, MN 55427
880 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Riverwood Place, Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN 55118-1736
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