Top Sauk Rapids, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
401 North 3rd Street, Suite 650, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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3109 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
11670 Fountains Dr., Suite 200, Maple Grove, MN 55369
8646 Eagle Creek Circle, Suite 212, Savage, MN 55378
2915 S Wayzata Blvd, Suite 203, Minneapolis, MN 55405
2780 Snelling Avenue North, Suite 330, Roseville, MN 55113
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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111 Waite Avenue North, Waite Park, MN 56387
270 Grain Exchange North, 301 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 1650, Minneapolis, MN 55402
701 4th Avenue South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55415
13911 Ridgedale Dr, Suite 330, Minnetonka, MN 55305
2350 Wycliff Street, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55114
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
9800 Shelard Pkwy, Ste. 310, Minneapolis, MN 55441
25 Ninth Avenue North, PO Box 458, Hopkins, MN 55343
2785 White Bear Avenue, Suite 402, Maplewood, MN 55109
10 South 5th Street, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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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