Top Hamden, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
61 Grist Mill Cir, Guilford, CT 06437
7 Elm Street, 2R, New Haven, CT 06510
1337 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
21 Oak St, Suite 604, Hartford, CT 06106
PO Box 8417, New Haven, CT 06530
71 Raymond Rd, West Hartford, CT 06107
185 Asylum Street, Floor 15, Hartford, CT 06103
1157 Highland Ave, Suite 202, Cheshire, CT 06410
61 Cherry Street, Milford, CT 06460
1 Carriage Place, Suite 16, Waterbury, CT 06702
77 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT 06052
131 Dwight St, New Haven, CT 06510
50 Founders Plaza, Suite 203, East Hartford, CT 06108
108 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106-1514
307 East Street, Suite 1D, Plainville, CT 06062
280 Trumbull Street, 22nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
757 West Main Street, New Britain, CT 06053
203 Church Street, Suite 4, Naugatuck, CT 06770
64 Chittenden Field Ln, Madison, CT 06443
1064 East Main Street, Suite 103, Meriden, CT 06450
2 Lincoln St, New Haven, CT 06510
627 Main Street, Manchester, CT 06040
311 Centerpoint Drive, Middletown, CT 06457
7 Tennyson Drive, Granby, CT 06035
96 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
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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