Top Sauk Rapids, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
6300 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Suite 195, Minneapolis, MN 55430
19230 Evans Street, Suite 116, Elk River, MN 55330
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
56 E Broadway Avenue, Suite 102, Forest Lake, MN 55025
150 South Fifth Street, Suite 3000, Minneapolis, MN 55402
510 First Avenue North, Suite 610, Minneapolis, MN 55403
880 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Riverwood Place, Suite 100, Mendota Heights, MN 55118-1736
10 South 5th Street, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55402
305 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 440, Minneapolis, MN 55401
3201 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
247 Third Avenue South, Barristers Trust Bldg., Minneapolis, MN 55415
10201 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 260, Hopkins, MN 55305
17790 Valley Cove Ct, Wayzata, MN 55391
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 130, Minnetonka, MN 55343
6080 Yucca Lane North, Minneapolis, MN 55446
2915 S Wayzata Blvd, Suite 203, Minneapolis, MN 55405
1637 Fourth Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
3109 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
2785 White Bear Avenue, Suite 402, Maplewood, MN 55109
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
333 South 7th Street, Suite 2850, Minneapolis, MN 55402
711 Smith Ave S, St. Paul, MN 55107
150 S 5th St, Suite 2860, Minneapolis, MN 55402
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
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