Top Essex, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
280 Trumbull Street, 22nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
120 Oxford St, Suite 311, Hartford, CT 06105
37 West Center Street, Suite 208, Southington, CT 06489
757 West Main Street, New Britain, CT 06053
81 Wolcott Hill Rd, Wethersfield, CT 06109
191 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489
55 Woodland Ave., Bloomfield, CT 06002
100 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340
447 Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
82 Chelsea Harbor Drive, Norwich, CT 06360
11 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051
73 Wadsworth Street, Hartford, CT 06106
12 Main St, Suite 2, Essex, CT 06426
55 Main Street, Suite 5300, PO Box 850, Enfield, CT 06083
156 S Main St, Colchester, CT 06415
5-1 Davis Road East, PO Box 187, Old Lyme, CT 06371-0187
31 High St, New Britain, CT 06051
29 South Main Street, Suite 305, West Hartford, CT 06107
118 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
351 Main Street, PO Drawer 660, Niantic, CT 06357
398 Liberty Street, Pawcatuck, CT 06379
203 Main Street, 300 Plaza Middlesex, Middletown, CT 06457
20 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103-3402
2228 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033
4 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340
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