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121 South Eighth Street, Suite 893, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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609 S. 10th St, Suite 200 A, Minneapolis, MN 55404
33 South 6th St, Suite 3600, Minneapolis, MN 55402
400 S 4th Street, Suite 310 M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
650 Third Avenue South, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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1010 West St. Germain, Suite 500, St. Cloud, MN 56301
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PO Box 251084, St. Paul, MN 55125
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 202, Minneapolis, MN 55405
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14501 Granada Dr, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
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332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
225 South Sixth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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225 South 6th St, Suite 1830, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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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