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4301 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409
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150 S 5th St, Suite 2860, Minneapolis, MN 55402
20856 Holyoke Ave, PO Box 369, Lakeville, MN 55044
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920 2nd Avenue South, Suite 975, Minneapolis, MN 55402
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
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900 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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120 South 6th St., 23rd Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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2233 University Ave W, Suite 150, St. Paul, MN 55114
2112 Broadway St NE, Suite 225, Minneapolis, MN 55413
3820 Cleveland Ave N, Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55112
842 Raymond Ave, Suite 209, St. Paul, MN 55114
100 Village Center Dr, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55127
8009 34th Ave. S., Suite 1492, Bloomington, MN 55425
1314 Westwood Hills Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
247 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
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Savage 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