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150 South 5th Street, Suite 1490, Minneapolis, MN 55402
200 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, #400, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
33 South 6th St, Suite 3600, Minneapolis, MN 55402
701 Xenia Ave S, Suite 565, Minneapolis, MN 55416
204 North Star Bank, 4661 Highway 61, White Bear Lake, MN 55110
7900 Xerxes Avenue S, Suite 220, Bloomington, MN 55431
287 East 6th St, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
PO Box 501, St. Michael, MN 55376
80 S 8th St, 2200 IDS Center, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7825 Washington Ave South, Suite #220, Bloomington, MN 55439
650 Third Avenue South, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN 55402
7900 Xerxes Avenue South, Suite 1700, Minneapolis, MN 55431
11670 Fountains Dr., Suite 200, Maple Grove, MN 55369
209 North Rum River Drive, Princeton, MN 55371
7 Evergreen Lane, St. Paul, MN 55127
7300 France Ave S, Suite 405, Edina, MN 55435
225 S 6th St, Suite 3900, Minneapolis, MN 55402
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
500 Laurel Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102
15050 Cedar Avenue South, Suite 116-259, Apple Valley, MN 55124
332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
1295 Bandana Blvd N, Suite 335, St. Paul, MN 55108
920 Second Ave. S., Suite 1540, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2224
1314 Westwood Hills Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
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Shoreview 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