Top Saint Cloud, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6337 Penn Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55423
750 East Brunsville Parkway, #303, Burnsville, MN 55337
332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
350 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 500, Burnsville, MN 55337
999 Westview Drive, Suite 1, Hastings, MN 55033
1611 County Road B West, Suite 101, Roseville, MN 55113
3109 Hennepin Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
1515 Canadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
331 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55401
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 100, Hopkins, MN 55343
3459 Washington Dr, Suite 206, Eagan, MN 55122
701 Koronis AVe, Paynesville, MN 56362
209 North Rum River Drive, Princeton, MN 55371
6160 Summit Dr N, Suite 425, Minneapolis, MN 55430
1021 23rd Ave NE, #2, Minneapolis, MN 55418
9531 W 78th St, Ste 210, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
7595 Currell Blvd, #251244, Woodbury, MN 55125
900 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
PO Box 95, Anoka, MN 55303
2136 Ford Pkwy, St. Paul, MN 55116
6800 France Avenue South, Suite 190, Edina, MN 55435
350 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 500, Burnsville, MN 55337
1380 Corporate Center Curve, Suite 320, Eagan, MN 55121
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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