Top Sauk Rapids, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1637 Fourth Avenue North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
3109 Hennepin Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
1015 West St. Germain Street, Suite 300, St. Cloud, MN 56301
2112 Broadway St NE, Suite 225, Minneapolis, MN 55413
3109 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
2780 Snelling Avenue North, Suite 330, Roseville, MN 55113
15 8th Ave N, St. Cloud, MN 56303
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Glen Oaks Center, 2E South Pine Drive, Circle Pines, MN 55014
220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
663 University Avenue West, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55104
15050 Cedar Avenue South, Suite 116-259, Apple Valley, MN 55124
2785 White Bear Avenue, Suite 402, Maplewood, MN 55109
5669 147th Street N, PO Box 548, Hugo, MN 55038
724 Bielenberg Drive, #54, St. Paul, MN 55125
2365 Louisiana Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55427
20856 Holyoke Ave, PO Box 369, Lakeville, MN 55044
310 Fourth Avenue S, #7000, Minneapolis, MN 55415
434 Lake St, Excelsior, MN 55331
8009 34th Ave. S., Suite 1492, Bloomington, MN 55425
8101 34th Ave S, Suite 340, Bloomington, MN 55425
225 South Sixth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
225 South 6th St, Suite 1830, Minneapolis, MN 55402
210 2nd Ave. SW, Suite 105, Milaca, MN 56353
6445 Sycamore Court N. Suite 102, Maple Grove, MN 55369
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