Top Sauk Rapids, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
4301 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409
150 S 5th St, Suite 2860, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3000 County Road 42 West, Suite 310, Burnsville, MN 55337
120 South 6th St., 23rd Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1600 Utica Ave S, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55416
PO Box 336, St. Cloud, MN 56302-0336
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2233 University Ave W, Suite 150, St. Paul, MN 55114
7012 Springhill Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
831 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55103
3300 Edinborough Way, Suite 705, Edina, MN 55435
2150 3rd Ave. N., Suite 210, Anoka, MN 55303
210 2nd Ave. SW, Suite 105, Milaca, MN 56353
729 N Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
6445 Sycamore Court N. Suite 102, Maple Grove, MN 55369
1622 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408
225 S 6th St, Suite 3900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
305 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 440, Minneapolis, MN 55401
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
801 S Marquette Ave, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55402
900 American Blvd E, Suite 241, Minneapolis, MN 55420
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 130, Minnetonka, MN 55343
1637 Fourth Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Sauk Rapids 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