Top Sauk Centre, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
225 S 6th St, Suite 3900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
305 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 440, Minneapolis, MN 55401
916 Emerson Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55422
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
111 Waite Avenue North, Waite Park, MN 56387
701 Koronis AVe, Paynesville, MN 56362
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 100, Hopkins, MN 55343
9531 W 78th St, Ste 210, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
25 Ninth Avenue North, PO Box 458, Hopkins, MN 55343
9800 Shelard Pkwy, Ste. 310, Minneapolis, MN 55441
1015 West St. Germain Street, Suite 300, St. Cloud, MN 56301
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
PO Box 95, Anoka, MN 55303
831 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55103
2780 Snelling Avenue North, Suite 330, Roseville, MN 55113
270 Grain Exchange North, 301 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 1650, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3453 Hennepin Ave, Suite 001, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Banks Building, 615 First Avenue NE, Suite 425, Minneapolis, MN 55413
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
6160 Summit Dr N, Suite 425, Minneapolis, MN 55430
701 4th Avenue South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55415
13911 Ridgedale Dr, Suite 330, Minnetonka, MN 55305
1021 23rd Ave NE, #2, Minneapolis, MN 55418
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Sauk Centre 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