Top Cheshire, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
55 Main Street, Suite 5300, PO Box 850, Enfield, CT 06083
265 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
555 Long Wharf Dr, Sixth Floor, New Haven, CT 06511
234 Church Street, 9th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
265 Church Street, Suite 1207, New Haven, CT 06510
29 South Main Street, Suite 305, West Hartford, CT 06107
13 First Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06710
118 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
One Century Tower, 265 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
26 Cherry Street, PO Box 432, Milford, CT 06460
195 Church St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
86 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105
216 Crown Street, Suite 502, New Haven, CT 06510
255 Bank Street, Suite 2-A, Waterbury, CT 06702
143 Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410
One Hamden Center, 2319 Whitney Avenue, Suite 1-D, Hamden, CT 06518
41 North Main Street, Suite 201, West Hartford, CT 06107
7 Elm Street, 2R, New Haven, CT 06510
61 Grist Mill Cir, Guilford, CT 06437
1337 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
90 State House Square, Hartford, CT 06103
21 Oak St, Suite 604, Hartford, CT 06106
15 Maiden Lane, North Haven, CT 06473
185 Asylum Street, Floor 15, Hartford, CT 06103
135 East Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
Cheshire Drug Possession Information
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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