Top Derby, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
348 Frost Road, Waterbury, CT 06705
6 Corporate Dr, Suite 840, Shelton, CT 06484
459 Middlebury Road, Middlebury, CT 06762
65 Trumbull St, 2nd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
8 Byington Place, Norwalk, CT 06850
1057 Broad St, Suite 403, Bridgeport, CT 06604-1619
2425 Post Road, Suite 301, Southport, CT 06890
1129 Essex Place, Stratford, CT 06615
1337 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
3651 Main St., #200, Stratford, CT 06614
61 Grist Mill Cir, Guilford, CT 06437
2192 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615
131 Dwight St, New Haven, CT 06510
2 Sherman Court, Fairfield, CT 06824
PO Box 208, 36 Arcadia Road, Greenwich, CT 06870
4 Research Dr, Suite 402, Shelton, CT 06484
PO Box 8417, New Haven, CT 06530
528 Clinton Avenue, PO Box 901, Bridgeport, CT 06601
255 Bank Street, Suite 2-A, Waterbury, CT 06702
One Hamden Center, 2319 Whitney Avenue, Suite 1-D, Hamden, CT 06518
143 Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410
683 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511
1 River Rd, Cos Cob, CT 06807
850 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608
108 Mill Plain Rd, Suite 222, Danbury, CT 06811
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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