Top Hamden, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
350 Orange Street, Suite 100, New Haven, CT 06511
191 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489
One Constitution Plaza, 6th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
85 Broad St, Middletown, CT 06457
144 Buckingham St, Waterbury, CT 06710
71 Raymond Rd, West Hartford, CT 06107
One State Street, Suite 1800, Hartford, CT 06103
15 Maiden Lane, North Haven, CT 06473
37 West Center Street, Suite 208, Southington, CT 06489
27 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
120 Oxford St, Suite 311, Hartford, CT 06105
135 East Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
81 Wolcott Hill Rd, Wethersfield, CT 06109
1 Carriage Place, Suite 16, Waterbury, CT 06702
311 Centerpoint Drive, Middletown, CT 06457
36 Trumbull St, New Haven, CT 06511
55 Woodland Ave., Bloomfield, CT 06002
49 Leavenworth Street, Suite 200, Waterbury, CT 06702
307 East Street, Suite 1D, Plainville, CT 06062
1157 Highland Ave, Suite 202, Cheshire, CT 06410
265 Church Street, Suite 802, New Haven, CT 06510
628 Hebron Avenue, Suite 212, Glastonbury, CT 06033
350 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511
61 Cherry Street, Milford, CT 06460
45 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066
Hamden 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