Top Bridgeport, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
555 Long Wharf Dr, Sixth Floor, New Haven, CT 06511
One Stamford Plaza, 263 Tressor Blvd., Stamford, CT 06901
1129 Essex Place, Stratford, CT 06615
3651 Main St., #200, Stratford, CT 06614
1 River Rd, Cos Cob, CT 06807
850 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608
1337 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
70 Forest St, Suite 7G, Stamford, CT 06901
One Hamden Center, 2319 Whitney Avenue, Suite 1-D, Hamden, CT 06518
143 Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410
108 Mill Plain Rd, Suite 222, Danbury, CT 06811
234 Church Street, 9th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
810 Bedford Street, Suite 3, Stamford, CT 06901
26 Cherry Street, PO Box 432, Milford, CT 06460
265 Church Street, Suite 1207, New Haven, CT 06510
13 First Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06710
55 Greens Farms Rd, Suite 220, Westport, CT 06880
59 Elm Street, Suite 230, New Haven, CT 06510
311 Bridgeport Ave, Milford, CT 06460
412 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511
3333 Main St, Suite 200, Stratford, CT 06614
2425 Post Rd, Suite 101, Southport, CT 06890
295 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516
1308 Durham Rd., Madison, CT 06443
1960 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06517
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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