Top Bloomfield, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6 Vine Hill Rd, Farmington, CT 06032
73 Wadsworth Street, Hartford, CT 06106
1 Booth House Ln, New Milford, CT 06776
100 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340
82 Chelsea Harbor Drive, Norwich, CT 06360
280 Trumbull Street, 22nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
6 Bee Brook Road, PO Box 321, Washington Depot, CT 06794
141 Broadway, PO Box 510, Norwich, CT 06360
24 Burr Rd, Plymouth, CT 06782
100 Retreat Ave, Ste 300, Hartford, CT 06106
255 Main Street, 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06106
100 Pearl St, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
989 Main St, Manchester, CT 06040
PO Box 609, Plantsville, CT 06479
100 W Broad Street, PO Box 1774, Pawcatuck, CT 06379
4 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340
85 Broad St, Middletown, CT 06457
PO Box 494, Marlborough, CT 06447
100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
120 Oxford St, Suite 311, Hartford, CT 06105
169 Main St, Suite 800-21, Middletown, CT 06457
One Constitution Plaza, 10th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
191 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489
55 Woodland Ave., Bloomfield, CT 06002
883 Farmington Avenue, PO Box 117, Berlin, CT 06037
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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