Top Derby, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
799 Silver Ln, 1st Floor, Trumbull, CT 06611
21 Juniper Point Rd, PO Box 27, Branford, CT 06405
3333 Main St, Suite 200, Stratford, CT 06614
195 Church St, 14th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
60 Long Ridge Road, Suite 200, Stamford, CT 06902
350 orange street, New Haven, CT 06511
52 North St, Danbury, CT 06810
500 Post Rd E, Suite 200, Westport, CT 06880
208 Boston St, Guilford, CT 06437
44 North Street, Danbury, CT 06810
233 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510
1238 Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824
555 Long Wharf Dr, Sixth Floor, New Haven, CT 06511
53 River Street, Suite 7, Milford, CT 06460
215 Broad Street, Milford, CT 06460
2220 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604
295 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516
2425 Post Rd, Suite 101, Southport, CT 06890
27 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite 202, Stamford, CT 06905
49 Leavenworth Street, Suite 200, Waterbury, CT 06702
36 Trumbull St, New Haven, CT 06511
7 National Place, Danbury, CT 06810
1172 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT 06905
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