Top Saint Cloud, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
287 East Sixth Street, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
1295 Bandana Blvd N, Suite 335, St. Paul, MN 55108
332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
4855 Dominica Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124
11125 Zealand Avenue North, Champlin, MN 55316
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
45 S 7th St, Suite 2610, Minneapolis, MN 55402
500 Laurel Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102
1515 Canadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
3459 Washington Dr, Suite 206, Eagan, MN 55122
350 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 500, Burnsville, MN 55337
7 Evergreen Lane, St. Paul, MN 55127
999 Westview Drive, Suite 1, Hastings, MN 55033
100 North Buchanan Street, Suite 1, Cambridge, MN 55008
4600 W 77th St, Suite 239, Minneapolis, MN 55435
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1600 Utica Avenue, Suite 140, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
3109 Hennepin Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 100, Hopkins, MN 55343
15050 Cedar Avenue South, Suite 116-259, Apple Valley, MN 55124
650 3rd Ave S, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN 55402-4506
209 North Rum River Drive, Princeton, MN 55371
105 5th Ave S, Suite 104, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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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