Top Sauk Rapids, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2805 Dodd Rd, Suite 160, Eagan, MN 55121
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200 3rd Ave NE, Suite 300, Cambridge, MN 55008
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One Main Street SE, Suite 206, Minneapolis, MN 55414
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
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434 Lake St, Excelsior, MN 55331
3800 American Boulevard, Suite 1500, Bloomington, MN 55431
331 Second Avenue South, Suite 420, Minneapolis, MN 55401
842 Raymond Ave, Suite 209, St. Paul, MN 55114
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8700 W 26th St, Ste 125, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
920 Second Ave. S., Suite 1540, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2224
1314 Westwood Hills Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
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247 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
229 Jackson Street, Suite 134, Anoka, MN 55303
80 South 8th Street, Suite 4910, Minneapolis, MN 55402
309 Clifton Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
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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