Top Branford, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
90 State House Square, Hartford, CT 06103
265 Church Street, Suite 802, New Haven, CT 06510
29 South Main Street, Suite 305, West Hartford, CT 06107
350 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511
628 Hebron Avenue, Suite 212, Glastonbury, CT 06033
216 Crown Street, Suite 502, New Haven, CT 06510
45 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066
195 Church Street, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
86 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105
280 Trumbull Street, 22nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
131 Dwight St, New Haven, CT 06510
757 West Main Street, New Britain, CT 06053
203 Church Street, Suite 4, Naugatuck, CT 06770
50 Founders Plaza, Suite 203, East Hartford, CT 06108
43 Bellevue Ave, Bristol, CT 06010
447 Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
11 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051
73 Wadsworth Street, Hartford, CT 06106
12 Main St, Suite 2, Essex, CT 06426
2389 Main St, Glastonbury, CT 06033
30 Waterside Dr, Suite 303, Farmington, CT 06032
55 Main Street, Suite 5300, PO Box 850, Enfield, CT 06083
883 Farmington Avenue, PO Box 117, Berlin, CT 06037
One State Street, Suite 1800, Hartford, CT 06103
338 Cavan Lane, Glastonbury, CT 06033
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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