Top Williston, ND Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
417 1st Ave. E., 2nd FL, PO Box 1920, Williston, ND 58802-1920
125 Main Street, Suite 215, Williston, ND 58801
113 E Broadway, Suite 1, Williston, ND 58801
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340 N. Main St., Suite 209, PO Box 1933, Watford City, ND 58854
115 North Main Street, PO Box 289, Crosby, ND 58730
117 E 1st St, PO Box 1173, Dickinson, ND 58602
2000 Burdick Expy E., Suite A, Minot, ND 58701
2525 Elk Drive, PO Box 1000, Minot, ND 58702
1925 N Broadway, Suite A, Minot, ND 58703
9 1st Ave SW, Minot, ND 58701
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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 North Dakota 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