Top Sartell, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
724 Bielenberg Drive, #54, St. Paul, MN 55125
2365 Louisiana Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55427
310 Fourth Avenue S, #7000, Minneapolis, MN 55415
434 Lake St, Excelsior, MN 55331
90 South 7th St., Suite 3500, Minneapolis, MN 55402
237 2nd Ave SW, Suite 111, Cambridge, MN 55008
125 SE Main St, Suite 339, Minneapolis, MN 55414
PO Box 336, St. Cloud, MN 56302-0336
3300 Edinborough Way, Suite 705, Edina, MN 55435
6300 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Suite 195, Minneapolis, MN 55430
PO Box 251084, St. Paul, MN 55125
225 S 6th St, Suite 3900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
14501 Granada Drive, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
401 North 3rd Street, Suite 650, Minneapolis, MN 55401
80 South 8th Street, Suite 4910, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7012 Springhill Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite #209, Eagan, MN 55121
916 Emerson Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55422
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
305 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 440, Minneapolis, MN 55401
900 American Blvd E, Suite 241, Minneapolis, MN 55420
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 130, Minnetonka, MN 55343
2785 White Bear Avenue, Suite 402, Maplewood, MN 55109
Sartell 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