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Glen Oaks Center, 2E South Pine Drive, Circle Pines, MN 55014
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220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
111 Waite Avenue North, Waite Park, MN 56387
4855 Dominica Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124
25 Ninth Avenue North, PO Box 458, Hopkins, MN 55343
1015 West St. Germain Street, Suite 300, St. Cloud, MN 56301
9800 Shelard Pkwy, Ste. 310, Minneapolis, MN 55441
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105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
2112 Broadway St NE, Suite 225, Minneapolis, MN 55413
14501 Granada Drive, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
331 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55401
1637 Fourth Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
3820 Cleveland Ave N, Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55112
3109 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite #209, Eagan, MN 55121
80 South 8th Street, Suite 4910, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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401 North 3rd Street, Suite 650, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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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