Top Branford, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
21 Oak St, Suite 604, Hartford, CT 06106
185 Asylum Street, Floor 15, Hartford, CT 06103
928 Chapel Street, Suite 208, New Haven, CT 06510
One Constitution Plaza, 6th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
90 State House Square, Hartford, CT 06103
1960 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06517
One State Street, Hartford, CT 06103
348 Frost Road, Waterbury, CT 06705
555 Long Wharf Dr, Sixth Floor, New Haven, CT 06511
295 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516
120 Oxford St, Suite 311, Hartford, CT 06105
27 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
81 Wolcott Hill Rd, Wethersfield, CT 06109
37 West Center Street, Suite 208, Southington, CT 06489
21 Juniper Point Rd, PO Box 27, Branford, CT 06405
2228 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033
139 Orange Street, 4th FL, New Haven, CT 06510
42 Terrace Avenue, PO Box 992, Naugatuck, CT 06770
202 Broad Street, New Britain, CT 06053
683 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511
619 Hopmeadow Street, Suite 2, Simsbury, CT 06070
2389 Main St, Glastonbury, CT 06033
102 Oak St, Hartford, CT 06106
PO Box 8417, New Haven, CT 06530
580 Watertown Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06708
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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