Top Hamden, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
169 Main St, Suite 800-21, Middletown, CT 06457
185 Asylum Street, Floor 15, Hartford, CT 06103
21 Oak St, Suite 604, Hartford, CT 06106
7 Elm Street, 2R, New Haven, CT 06510
61 Grist Mill Cir, Guilford, CT 06437
131 Dwight St, New Haven, CT 06510
50 Founders Plaza, Suite 203, East Hartford, CT 06108
307 East Street, Suite 1D, Plainville, CT 06062
1157 Highland Ave, Suite 202, Cheshire, CT 06410
64 Chittenden Field Ln, Madison, CT 06443
96 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
77 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT 06052
2 Lincoln St, New Haven, CT 06510
627 Main Street, Manchester, CT 06040
1 Carriage Place, Suite 16, Waterbury, CT 06702
61 Cherry Street, Milford, CT 06460
7 Tennyson Drive, Granby, CT 06035
108 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106-1514
One Liberty Square, New Britain, CT 06050
1064 East Main Street, Suite 103, Meriden, CT 06450
555 Long Wharf Dr, Sixth Floor, New Haven, CT 06511
PO Box 8417, New Haven, CT 06530
412 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511
1100 New Britain Ave. Suite 107, West Hartford, CT 06110
311 Bridgeport Ave, Milford, CT 06460
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