Top Bloomfield, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
30 Waterside Dr, Suite 303, Farmington, CT 06032
93 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
1271 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
123 Elm St, PO Box 554, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
85 Broad St, Middletown, CT 06457
100 C Shield Street, West Hartford, CT 06110
PO Box 494, Marlborough, CT 06447
202 Broad Street, New Britain, CT 06053
619 Hopmeadow Street, Suite 2, Simsbury, CT 06070
2389 Main St, Glastonbury, CT 06033
280 Trumbull Street, 22nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
27 Siemon Company Drive, Suite 300 West, Watertown, CT 06795
141 Broadway, PO Box 510, Norwich, CT 06360
757 West Main Street, New Britain, CT 06053
6 Bee Brook Road, PO Box 321, Washington Depot, CT 06794
6 Vine Hill Rd, Farmington, CT 06032
447 Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
73 Wadsworth Street, Hartford, CT 06106
82 Chelsea Harbor Drive, Norwich, CT 06360
100 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340
One State Street, Suite 1800, Hartford, CT 06103
50 Founders Plaza, Suite 203, East Hartford, CT 06108
190 Washington Street, Middletown, CT 06457
191 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489
135 East Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
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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