Top Essex, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
202 Broad Street, New Britain, CT 06053
50 Founders Plaza, Suite 203, East Hartford, CT 06108
619 Hopmeadow Street, Suite 2, Simsbury, CT 06070
2130 Main St, Glastonbury, CT 06033
2389 Main St, Glastonbury, CT 06033
30 Waterside Dr, Suite 303, Farmington, CT 06032
9 Masons Island Road, Mystic, CT 06355
41 N Main St, Suite 303, West Hartford, CT 06107
176 CT-81, Suite 5B, Killingworth, CT 06419
21 Oak St., Suite 308, Hartford, CT 06106
21 Oak St, Suite 604, Hartford, CT 06106
185 Asylum Street, Floor 15, Hartford, CT 06103
135 East Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
1092 Farmington Avenue, Unit E, West Hartford, CT 06107
One State Street, Suite 1800, Hartford, CT 06103
34 East Main Street, PO Box 296, Central Village, CT 06332
90 State House Square, Hartford, CT 06103
5-1 Davis Road East, PO Box 187, Old Lyme, CT 06371-0187
One Financial Plaza, 21st Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
156 S Main St, Colchester, CT 06415
118 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
29 South Main Street, Suite 305, West Hartford, CT 06107
31 High St, New Britain, CT 06051
123 Elm St, PO Box 554, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
1271 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
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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