Top East Haven, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
250 Broad St, Milford, CT 06460
233 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510
30 Waterside Dr, Suite 303, Farmington, CT 06032
1960 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06517
348 Frost Road, Waterbury, CT 06705
65 Trumbull St, 2nd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
2228 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033
21 Juniper Point Rd, PO Box 27, Branford, CT 06405
51 Elm St, Suite 203, New Haven, CT 06510
One Liberty Square, New Britain, CT 06050
44 Waterbury Road, Suite 2B, Prospect, CT 06712
12 Main St, Suite 2, Essex, CT 06426
55 Main Street, Suite 5300, PO Box 850, Enfield, CT 06083
42 Terrace Avenue, PO Box 992, Naugatuck, CT 06770
202 Broad Street, New Britain, CT 06053
683 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511
619 Hopmeadow Street, Suite 2, Simsbury, CT 06070
169 Main St, Suite 800-21, Middletown, CT 06457
2389 Main St, Glastonbury, CT 06033
71 Raymond Rd, West Hartford, CT 06107
338 Cavan Lane, Glastonbury, CT 06033
PO Box 8417, New Haven, CT 06530
144 Buckingham St, Waterbury, CT 06710
15 Maiden Lane, North Haven, CT 06473
135 East Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
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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