Top Saint Cloud, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
3459 Washington Dr, Suite 206, Eagan, MN 55122
318 Jackson Ave NW, Suite A, Elk River, MN 55330
1107 Hazeltine Blvd, Suite 400, Chaska, MN 55318
370 Selby Ave., Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
7101 York Ave S, Suite 262, Edina, MN 55435
2365 Louisiana Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55427
14501 Granada Drive, #200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
20856 Holyoke Ave, PO Box 369, Lakeville, MN 55044
310 Fourth Avenue S, #7000, Minneapolis, MN 55415
5669 147th Street N, PO Box 548, Hugo, MN 55038
724 Bielenberg Drive, #54, St. Paul, MN 55125
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
6465 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 115, Minneapolis, MN 55426
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 895, Minneapolis, MN 55401
14 Seventh Ave. N., St. Cloud, MN 56302
3800 American Blvd. West, Suite 1500, Bloomington, MN 55431
5353 Gamble Dr, Suite 125, Minneapolis, MN 55416
7701 Golden Valley Rd, Ste 270923, Minneapolis, MN 55427
3900 Northwoods Dr, Suite 250, Arden Hills, MN 55112
4855 Dominica Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124
11100 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 510, Minnetonka, MN 55305
1713 Southcross Dr W, Unit 101, Burnsville, MN 55306
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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