Top Guilford, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
265 Church Street, Suite 802, New Haven, CT 06510
43 Bellevue Ave, Bristol, CT 06010
191 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489
11 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051
36 Trumbull St, New Haven, CT 06511
55 Woodland Ave., Bloomfield, CT 06002
49 Leavenworth Street, Suite 200, Waterbury, CT 06702
447 Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
73 Wadsworth Street, Hartford, CT 06106
120 Oxford St, Suite 311, Hartford, CT 06105
One Constitution Plaza, 6th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
One State Street, Suite 1800, Hartford, CT 06103
338 Cavan Lane, Glastonbury, CT 06033
169 Main St, Suite 800-21, Middletown, CT 06457
175 Montowese St, Branford, CT 06405
255 Main Street, 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06106
459 Middlebury Road, Middlebury, CT 06762
100 Pearl St, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
883 Farmington Avenue, PO Box 117, Berlin, CT 06037
1092 Farmington Avenue, Unit E, West Hartford, CT 06107
100 Pearl St, Hartford, CT 06103
185 Asylum Street, 38th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
989 Main St, Manchester, CT 06040
59 Elm Street, Suite 230, New Haven, CT 06510
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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