Top Waite Park, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
350 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 500, Burnsville, MN 55337
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 130, Minnetonka, MN 55343
999 Westview Drive, Suite 1, Hastings, MN 55033
332 Minnesota St, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
1600 Utica Avenue, Suite 140, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
366 Jackson Street, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55101
6465 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55426
3800 American Blvd. West, Suite 1500, Bloomington, MN 55431
1015 West St. Germain Street, Suite 300, St. Cloud, MN 56301
318 Jackson Ave NW, Suite A, Elk River, MN 55330
2085 County Road D, Suite A-200, Maplewood, MN 55109
1107 Hazeltine Blvd, Suite 400, Chaska, MN 55318
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
7101 York Ave S, Suite 262, Edina, MN 55435
711 Smith Ave S, St. Paul, MN 55107
7701 Golden Valley Rd, Ste 270923, Minneapolis, MN 55427
370 Selby Avenue, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
1713 Southcross Dr W, Unit 101, Burnsville, MN 55306
14501 Granada Dr, Suite 200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
14501 Granada Drive, #200, Apple Valley, MN 55124
5353 Gamble Dr, Suite 125, Minneapolis, MN 55416
370 Selby Ave., Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
2780 Snelling Avenue North, Suite 330, Roseville, MN 55113
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