Top Bridgeport, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
255 Bank Street, Suite 2-A, Waterbury, CT 06702
1 River Rd, Cos Cob, CT 06807
One Hamden Center, 2319 Whitney Avenue, Suite 1-D, Hamden, CT 06518
143 Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410
4 Research Dr, Suite 402, Shelton, CT 06484
350 orange street, New Haven, CT 06511
195 Church St, 14th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
170 Grandview Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06708
208 Boston St, Guilford, CT 06437
1057 Broad St, 2nd Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06604
29 Fifth Street, Stamford, CT 06905
350 Orange Street, Suite 100, New Haven, CT 06511
2425 Post Rd, Suite 101, Southport, CT 06890
295 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516
1087 Broad Street, First Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06604
60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite 202, Stamford, CT 06905
27 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
215 Broad Street, Milford, CT 06460
44 Strawberry Hill Ave, Suite 7, Stamford, CT 06902
7 National Place, Danbury, CT 06810
49 Leavenworth Street, Suite 200, Waterbury, CT 06702
36 Trumbull St, New Haven, CT 06511
1172 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT 06905
1960 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06517
263 Tresser Boulevard, One Stamford Place, Suite 1400, Stamford, CT 06901
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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