Top Fairfield, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
350 orange street, New Haven, CT 06511
350 Orange Street, Suite 100, New Haven, CT 06511
29 Fifth Street, Stamford, CT 06905
1087 Broad St., Bridgeport, CT 06604
PO Box 8417, New Haven, CT 06530
2425 Post Road, Suite 101, Southport, CT 06890
15 Maiden Lane, North Haven, CT 06473
2 Sherman Court, Fairfield, CT 06824
131 Dwight St, New Haven, CT 06510
1087 Broad Street, First Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06604
1261 Post Rd, Suite 202B, Fairfield, CT 06824
60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite 202, Stamford, CT 06905
27 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
61 Cherry Street, Milford, CT 06460
44 Strawberry Hill Ave, Suite 7, Stamford, CT 06902
1234 Summer Street, Suite 409, Stamford, CT 06905
1 Carriage Place, Suite 16, Waterbury, CT 06702
7 National Place, Danbury, CT 06810
49 Leavenworth Street, Suite 200, Waterbury, CT 06702
1172 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT 06905
36 Trumbull St, New Haven, CT 06511
1157 Highland Ave, Suite 202, Cheshire, CT 06410
265 Church Street, Suite 802, New Haven, CT 06510
350 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511
216 Crown Street, Suite 502, New Haven, CT 06510
Fairfield 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