Top Saint Cloud, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6465 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55426
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
366 Jackson Street, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55101
120 S 6th St, Ste 1515, Minneapolis, MN 55402
203 Jackson Street, Suite 202B, Anoka, MN 55303
5270 W. 84th Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55437
331 2nd Avenue South, #230, Minneapolis, MN 55401
310 S 4th Ave, Suite 8000, Minneapolis, MN 55415
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
701 Building Suite 300, 701 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
801 S Marquette Ave, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7 Evergreen Lane, St. Paul, MN 55127
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
Glen Oaks Center, 2E South Pine Drive, Circle Pines, MN 55014
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
111 Waite Avenue North, Waite Park, MN 56387
220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1015 West St. Germain Street, Suite 300, St. Cloud, MN 56301
225 S 6th St, Suite 3900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
25 Ninth Avenue North, PO Box 458, Hopkins, MN 55343
9800 Shelard Pkwy, Ste. 310, Minneapolis, MN 55441
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
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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