Top Waite Park, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
434 Lake St, Excelsior, MN 55331
287 East Sixth Street, Suite 20, St. Paul, MN 55101
3800 Eighth Street North, Suite 102, St. Cloud, MN 56303
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1600 Utica Avenue, Suite 140, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
5669 147th Street N, PO Box 548, Hugo, MN 55038
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
3800 American Boulevard, Suite 1500, Bloomington, MN 55431
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
366 Jackson Street, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55101
6465 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55426
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
461 N Temperance St, St. Paul, MN 55101
1600 Utica Ave S, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55416
120 South 6th St., 23rd Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402
11670 Fountains Dr., Suite 200, Maple Grove, MN 55369
5354 Parkdale Dr, #103, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
3201 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
900 American Blvd E, Suite 241, Minneapolis, MN 55420
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
333 N Washington Ave, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55401
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
Waite Park 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