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49 Leavenworth Street, Suite 200, Waterbury, CT 06702
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55 Main Street, Suite 5300, PO Box 850, Enfield, CT 06083
1960 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06517
348 Frost Road, Waterbury, CT 06705
2228 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033
21 Juniper Point Rd, PO Box 27, Branford, CT 06405
928 Chapel Street, Suite 208, New Haven, CT 06511
100 Pearl St, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
989 Main St, Manchester, CT 06040
255 Main Street, 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06106
1092 Farmington Avenue, Unit E, West Hartford, CT 06107
175 Montowese St, Branford, CT 06405
2389 Main St, Glastonbury, CT 06033
One Constitution Plaza, 10th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Hamden, CT 06518
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
459 Middlebury Road, Middlebury, CT 06762
883 Farmington Avenue, PO Box 117, Berlin, CT 06037
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176 CT-81, Suite 5B, Killingworth, CT 06419
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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