Top Clinton, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
555 Long Wharf Dr, Sixth Floor, New Haven, CT 06511
51 Elm St, Suite 203, New Haven, CT 06510
265 Church Street, Suite 1207, New Haven, CT 06510
29 South Main Street, Suite 305, West Hartford, CT 06107
118 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
26 Cherry Street, PO Box 432, Milford, CT 06460
13 First Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06710
265 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
One Century Tower, 265 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
1157 Highland Ave, Suite 202, Cheshire, CT 06410
61 Cherry Street, Milford, CT 06460
131 Dwight St, New Haven, CT 06510
1 Carriage Place, Suite 16, Waterbury, CT 06702
307 East Street, Suite 1D, Plainville, CT 06062
50 Founders Plaza, Suite 203, East Hartford, CT 06108
12 Main St, Suite 2, Essex, CT 06426
55 Main Street, Suite 5300, PO Box 850, Enfield, CT 06083
71 Raymond Rd, West Hartford, CT 06107
190 Washington Street, Middletown, CT 06457
27 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
120 Oxford St, Suite 311, Hartford, CT 06105
37 West Center Street, Suite 208, Southington, CT 06489
81 Wolcott Hill Rd, Wethersfield, CT 06109
36 Trumbull St, New Haven, CT 06511
Clinton 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