Top Saint Cloud, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
3800 Eighth Street North, Suite 102, St. Cloud, MN 56303
860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite #209, Eagan, MN 55121
80 South 8th Street, Suite 4910, Minneapolis, MN 55402
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
287 East Sixth Street, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
461 N Temperance St, St. Paul, MN 55101
17790 Valley Cove Ct, Wayzata, MN 55391
4928 31st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
4600 W 77th St, Suite 239, Minneapolis, MN 55435
11670 Fountains Dr., Suite 200, Maple Grove, MN 55369
14501 Granada Drive, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
711 Smith Ave S, St. Paul, MN 55107
318 Jackson Ave NW, Suite A, Elk River, MN 55330
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
1107 Hazeltine Blvd, Suite 400, Chaska, MN 55318
7101 York Ave S, Suite 262, Edina, MN 55435
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
370 Selby Ave., Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
14501 Granada Drive, #200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
1314 Westwood Hills Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
247 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
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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