Top Waite Park, MN Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
15050 Cedar Avenue South, Suite 116-259, Apple Valley, MN 55124
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1610, St. Paul, MN 55101
11375 Robinson Drive North West, Suite 105, Minneapolis, MN 55433
2915 Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55405
250 Second Ave. S., Suite 205, Minneapolis, MN 55401
2140 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
100 North Sixth Street, Suite 630B, Minneapolis, MN 55403-4444
650 3rd Ave S, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN 55402-4506
724 Bielenberg Dr, #10, Woodbury, MN 55125
1622 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408
8009 34th Ave. S., Suite 1492, Bloomington, MN 55425
3300 Edinborough Way, Suite 705, Edina, MN 55435
17790 Valley Cove Ct, Wayzata, MN 55391
4928 31st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417
2233 University Ave W, Suite 150, St. Paul, MN 55114
3730 Edmund Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55406
6300 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Suite 195, Minneapolis, MN 55430
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55416
2112 Broadway St NE, Suite 225, Minneapolis, MN 55413
4600 W 77th St, Suite 239, Minneapolis, MN 55435
101 East Fifth Street, Suite 1500, St. Paul, MN 55101
842 Raymond Ave, Suite 209, St. Paul, MN 55114
125 SE Main St, Suite 339, Minneapolis, MN 55414
237 2nd Ave SW, Suite 111, Cambridge, MN 55008
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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