Top Sauk Rapids, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
8101 34th Ave S, Suite 340, Bloomington, MN 55425
500 Laurel Avenue, Lower Suite, St. Paul, MN 55102
1600 Utica Avenue, Suite 140, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2140 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
100 North Sixth Street, Suite 630B, Minneapolis, MN 55403-4444
210 2nd Ave. SW, Suite 105, Milaca, MN 56353
6445 Sycamore Court N. Suite 102, Maple Grove, MN 55369
7701 Golden Valley Rd, Ste 270923, Minneapolis, MN 55427
1713 Southcross Dr W, Unit 101, Burnsville, MN 55306
2085 County Road D, Suite A-200, Maplewood, MN 55109
5353 Gamble Dr, Suite 125, Minneapolis, MN 55416
10201 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 260, Hopkins, MN 55305
14501 Granada Dr, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1015 West St. Germain Street, Suite 300, St. Cloud, MN 56301
510 North 1st Avenue, #305, Minneapolis, MN 55403
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
2780 Snelling Avenue North, Suite 330, Roseville, MN 55113
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Glen Oaks Center, 2E South Pine Drive, Circle Pines, MN 55014
111 Waite Avenue North, Waite Park, MN 56387
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 895, Minneapolis, MN 55401
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
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