Top Branford, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
215 Broad Street, Milford, CT 06460
311 Centerpoint Drive, Middletown, CT 06457
36 Trumbull St, New Haven, CT 06511
55 Woodland Ave., Bloomfield, CT 06002
49 Leavenworth Street, Suite 200, Waterbury, CT 06702
108 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106-1514
280 Trumbull Street, 22nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
757 West Main Street, New Britain, CT 06053
64 Chittenden Field Ln, Madison, CT 06443
1064 East Main Street, Suite 103, Meriden, CT 06450
43 Bellevue Ave, Bristol, CT 06010
203 Church Street, Suite 4, Naugatuck, CT 06770
627 Main Street, Manchester, CT 06040
2 Lincoln St, New Haven, CT 06510
96 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
11 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051
7 Tennyson Drive, Granby, CT 06035
77 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT 06052
928 Chapel Street, Suite 208, New Haven, CT 06511
73 Wadsworth Street, Hartford, CT 06106
447 Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
1960 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06517
348 Frost Road, Waterbury, CT 06705
295 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516
265 Church Street, Suite 1207, New Haven, CT 06510
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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