Top Sartell, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
250 Second Ave. S., Suite 205, Minneapolis, MN 55401
333 N Washington Ave, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55401
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 100, Hopkins, MN 55343
9531 W 78th St, Ste 210, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
8009 34th Ave. S., Suite 1492, Bloomington, MN 55425
PO Box 95, Anoka, MN 55303
724 Bielenberg Dr, #10, Woodbury, MN 55125
11375 Robinson Drive North West, Suite 105, Minneapolis, MN 55433
2915 Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55405
1021 23rd Ave NE, #2, Minneapolis, MN 55418
6160 Summit Dr N, Suite 425, Minneapolis, MN 55430
7595 Currell Blvd, #251244, Woodbury, MN 55125
201 Sixth Street Southeast, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55414
1940 S. Greeley Street, Suite 202A, Stillwater, MN 55082
305 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 440, Minneapolis, MN 55401
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
225 South Sixth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 130, Minnetonka, MN 55343
225 South 6th St, Suite 1830, Minneapolis, MN 55402
333 South 7th Street, Suite 2850, Minneapolis, MN 55402
14501 Granada Drive, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
80 South 8th Street, Suite 4910, Minneapolis, MN 55402
860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite #209, Eagan, MN 55121
1950 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 103B, Stillwater, MN 55082
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