Top Saint Joseph, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
880 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Riverwood Place, Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN 55118-1736
331 Second Avenue South, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55401
45 S 7th St, Suite 2610, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2785 White Bear Avenue, Suite 402, Maplewood, MN 55109
7300 France Ave S, Suite 405, Edina, MN 55435
3109 Hennepin Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
305 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 440, Minneapolis, MN 55401
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
1515 Canadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
11670 Fountains Dr., Suite 200, Maple Grove, MN 55369
1015 West St. Germain Street, Suite 300, St. Cloud, MN 56301
15 8th Ave N, St. Cloud, MN 56303
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2780 Snelling Avenue North, Suite 330, Roseville, MN 55113
220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Glen Oaks Center, 2E South Pine Drive, Circle Pines, MN 55014
119 East Main Street, New Prague, MN 56071
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100 North Buchanan Street, Suite 1, Cambridge, MN 55008
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Saint Joseph Drug Possession Information
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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