Top Waite Park, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3000 County Road 42 West, Suite 310, Burnsville, MN 55337
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN 55405
2150 3rd Ave. N., Suite 210, Anoka, MN 55303
13289 St Croix Ave, Lindstrom, MN 55045
900 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
PO BOX 11600, Minneapolis, MN 55411
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
2136 Ford Pkwy, St. Paul, MN 55116
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
1380 Corporate Center Curve, Suite 320, Eagan, MN 55121
461 N Temperance St, St. Paul, MN 55101
1600 Utica Ave S, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55416
100 North Buchanan Street, Suite 1, Cambridge, MN 55008
120 South 6th St., 23rd Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402
1208 Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor, St. Paul, MN 55105
45 S 7th St, Suite 2610, Minneapolis, MN 55402
3109 Hennepin Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
119 East Main Street, New Prague, MN 56071
3459 Washington Dr, Suite 206, Eagan, MN 55122
15 8th Ave N, St. Cloud, MN 56303
663 University Avenue West, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55104
201 West 7th Street, Monticello, MN 55362
2785 White Bear Avenue, Suite 402, Maplewood, MN 55109
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
900 American Blvd E, Suite 241, Minneapolis, MN 55420
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