Top Essex, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
One State Street, Suite 1800, Hartford, CT 06103
135 East Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
311 Centerpoint Drive, Middletown, CT 06457
34 East Main Street, PO Box 296, Central Village, CT 06332
90 State House Square, Hartford, CT 06103
One Financial Plaza, 21st Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
123 Elm St, PO Box 554, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
628 Hebron Avenue, Suite 212, Glastonbury, CT 06033
93 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
205 Storrs Road, Reservoir Commons, Mansfield Center, CT 06250
1271 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
63 Imlay St, Hartford, CT 06105
86 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105
141 Broadway, PO Box 510, Norwich, CT 06360
PO Box 494, Marlborough, CT 06447
757 West Main Street, New Britain, CT 06053
280 Trumbull Street, 22nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
43 Bellevue Ave, Bristol, CT 06010
100 C Shield Street, West Hartford, CT 06110
82 Chelsea Harbor Drive, Norwich, CT 06360
11 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051
100 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340
447 Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
73 Wadsworth Street, Hartford, CT 06106
One Liberty Square, New Britain, CT 06050
Essex 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