Top Waite Park, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
19230 Evans Street, Suite 116, Elk River, MN 55330
331 2nd Ave S, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN 55401
100 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
247 Third Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55415
109 Myrtle Street East, Suite 100, Stillwater, MN 55082
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800, Minneapolis, MN 55402
56 E Broadway Avenue, Suite 102, Forest Lake, MN 55025
4600 W 77th St, Suite 239, Minneapolis, MN 55435
750 East Brunsville Parkway, #303, Burnsville, MN 55337
4855 Dominica Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124
370 Selby Ave, Suite 207, St. Paul, MN 55102
6337 Penn Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55423
1515 Canadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
105 Hardman Court, Suite 110, South St. Paul, MN 55075
310 4th Ave S, Suite 1050, Minneapolis, MN 55415
237 2nd Ave SW, Suite 111, Cambridge, MN 55008
701 Koronis AVe, Paynesville, MN 56362
90 South 7th St., Suite 3500, Minneapolis, MN 55402
6160 Summit Dr N, Suite 425, Minneapolis, MN 55430
PO Box 336, St. Cloud, MN 56302-0336
1021 23rd Ave NE, #2, Minneapolis, MN 55418
12800 Whitewater Dr, Suite 100, Hopkins, MN 55343
9531 W 78th St, Ste 210, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
7595 Currell Blvd, #251244, Woodbury, MN 55125
PO Box 251084, St. Paul, MN 55125
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