Top Wahkon, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
309 Clifton Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
80 South 8th Street, Suite 4910, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2424 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406
14093 Commerce Avenue, Suite 200, Prior Lake, MN 55372
16670 Franklin Trail SE, Suite 250, Prior Lake, MN 55372-2924
310 4th Avenue South, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
16670 Franklin Trail Southeast, Suite 250, Prior Lake, MN 55372
333 Washington Ave N, Suite 208, Minneapolis, MN 55401
724 Bielenberg Drive, #54, St. Paul, MN 55125
278 7th St E, St. Paul, MN 55101
2365 Louisiana Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55427
310 Fourth Avenue S, #7000, Minneapolis, MN 55415
5669 147th Street N, PO Box 548, Hugo, MN 55038
100 North Buchanan Street, Suite 1, Cambridge, MN 55008
8700 W 26th St, Ste 125, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
247 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
920 Second Ave. S., Suite 1540, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2224
1314 Westwood Hills Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
434 Lake St, Excelsior, MN 55331
1208 Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor, St. Paul, MN 55105
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 202, Minneapolis, MN 55405
8101 34th Ave S, Suite 340, Bloomington, MN 55425
201 West 7th Street, Monticello, MN 55362
370 Selby Ave., Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
Wahkon Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Wahkon
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Wahkon and checks their standing with Minnesota bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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