Top Sauk Rapids, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
247 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
1430 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
1596 James Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
700 Saint Paul Bldg, 6 W Fifth Street, St. Paul, MN 55102
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W-1710, St. Paul, MN 55101
17790 Valley Cove Ct, Wayzata, MN 55391
4928 31st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417
310 Fourth Avenue South, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
120 South 6th St., 23rd Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1600 Utica Ave S, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55416
6080 Yucca Lane North, Minneapolis, MN 55446
6337 Penn Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55423
11125 Zealand Avenue North, Champlin, MN 55316
33 South Sixth St, Suite 4750, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2000 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2119
500 Laurel Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102
332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
350 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 500, Burnsville, MN 55337
6465 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55426
999 Westview Drive, Suite 1, Hastings, MN 55033
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
366 Jackson Street, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55101
1950 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 103B, Stillwater, MN 55082
7 Evergreen Lane, St. Paul, MN 55127
209 North Rum River Drive, Princeton, MN 55371
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