Top Bethany, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
175 Montowese St, Branford, CT 06405
139 Orange Street, 4th FL, New Haven, CT 06510
112 Broad St, Milford, CT 06460
2130 Main St, Glastonbury, CT 06033
176 CT-81, Suite 5B, Killingworth, CT 06419
21 Oak St., Suite 308, Hartford, CT 06106
459 Middlebury Road, Middlebury, CT 06762
1092 Farmington Avenue, Unit E, West Hartford, CT 06107
60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Hamden, CT 06518
2389 Main St, Glastonbury, CT 06033
One Constitution Plaza, 10th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
883 Farmington Avenue, PO Box 117, Berlin, CT 06037
185 Asylum St, 26th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
928 Chapel Street, Suite 208, New Haven, CT 06510
185 Asylum Street, 38th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
100 Pearl St, Hartford, CT 06103
One State Street, Hartford, CT 06103
295 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516
59 Elm Street, Suite 230, New Haven, CT 06510
215 Broad Street, Milford, CT 06460
1308 Durham Rd., Madison, CT 06443
250 Broad St, Milford, CT 06460
233 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510
348 Frost Road, Waterbury, CT 06705
1960 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06517
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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 Connecticut 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