Top Waite Park, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5669 147th Street N, PO Box 548, Hugo, MN 55038
724 Bielenberg Drive, #54, St. Paul, MN 55125
2365 Louisiana Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55427
333 South Seventh Street, Suite 2350, Minneapolis, MN 55402
310 Fourth Avenue S, #7000, Minneapolis, MN 55415
2900 Washington Ave. North, Minneapolis, MN 55411
20856 Holyoke Ave, PO Box 369, Lakeville, MN 55044
14 Seventh Ave. N., St. Cloud, MN 56302
125 SE Main St, Suite 339, Minneapolis, MN 55414
331 2nd Avenue South, Suite 895, Minneapolis, MN 55401
PO Box 251084, St. Paul, MN 55125
33 South Sixth St, Suite 4750, Minneapolis, MN 55402
2000 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402-2119
2915 S Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 202, Minneapolis, MN 55405
11125 Zealand Avenue North, Champlin, MN 55316
500 Laurel Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102
20686 Holyoke Ave, Suite 600, PO Box 862, Lakeville, MN 55044
350 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 500, Burnsville, MN 55337
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370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
4855 Dominica Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124
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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