Top Sauk Centre, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
150 South Fifth Street, Suite 3000, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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10 South 5th Street, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3459 Washington Dr, Suite 206, Eagan, MN 55122
310 Fourth Avenue South, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
1015 West St. Germain Street, Suite 300, St. Cloud, MN 56301
3109 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
15 8th Ave N, St. Cloud, MN 56303
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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663 University Avenue West, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55104
209 North Rum River Drive, Princeton, MN 55371
15050 Cedar Avenue South, Suite 116-259, Apple Valley, MN 55124
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 202, Minneapolis, MN 55405
11100 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 510, Minnetonka, MN 55305
8101 34th Ave S, Suite 340, Bloomington, MN 55425
225 South Sixth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
225 South 6th St, Suite 1830, Minneapolis, MN 55402
200 3rd Ave NE, Suite 300, Cambridge, MN 55008
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14501 Granada Drive, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
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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