Top Sauk Rapids, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5353 Gamble Dr, Suite 125, Minneapolis, MN 55416
900 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
400 South 4th Street, Suite 806M, Minneapolis, MN 55415
150 S 5th St, Suite 2860, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
2136 Ford Pkwy, St. Paul, MN 55116
7701 Golden Valley Rd, Ste 270923, Minneapolis, MN 55427
6800 France Avenue South, Suite 190, Edina, MN 55435
350 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 500, Burnsville, MN 55337
1380 Corporate Center Curve, Suite 320, Eagan, MN 55121
One Main Street SE, Suite 206, Minneapolis, MN 55414
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN 55405
14501 Granada Dr, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
4749 Chicago Ave, Suite 3C, Minneapolis, MN 55417
332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
14 Seventh Ave. N., St. Cloud, MN 56302
120 S 6th St, Ste 1515, Minneapolis, MN 55402
203 Jackson Street, Suite 202B, Anoka, MN 55303
2785 White Bear Avenue, Suite 402, Maplewood, MN 55109
331 2nd Avenue South, #230, Minneapolis, MN 55401
5270 W. 84th Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55437
310 S 4th Ave, Suite 8000, Minneapolis, MN 55415
701 Building Suite 300, 701 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
1775 Maple Lane, Roseville, MN 55113
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
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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