Top Sauk Rapids, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 S. Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
105 5th Ave S Ste 550, Minneapolis, MN 55401
21330 John Milless Drive, Suite 201, Rogers, MN 55374
609 S. 10th St, Suite 200 A, Minneapolis, MN 55404
310 4th Avenue South, Suite 5010, Minneapolis, MN 55415
80 S 8th Street, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
121 South Eighth Street, Suite 893, Minneapolis, MN 55402
4024 151st Ave NW, Andover, MN 55304
80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2124 Dupont Ave S, Suite 101, Minneapolis, MN 55405
400 S 4th Street, Suite 310 M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
1950 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 103B, Stillwater, MN 55082
3900 Northwoods Dr, Suite 250, Arden Hills, MN 55112
209 North Rum River Drive, Princeton, MN 55371
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1295 Bandana Blvd N, Suite 335, St. Paul, MN 55108
332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
6465 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 115, Minneapolis, MN 55426
310 4th Ave S, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
2805 Dodd Rd, Suite 160, Eagan, MN 55121
2140 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
200 3rd Ave NE, Suite 300, Cambridge, MN 55008
100 North Sixth Street, Suite 630B, Minneapolis, MN 55403-4444
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