Top Kensington, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
231 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06032
90 State House Square, Hartford, CT 06103
29 South Main Street, Suite 305, West Hartford, CT 06107
31 High St, New Britain, CT 06051
21 Oak St., Suite 603, Hartford, CT 06106
156 S Main St, Colchester, CT 06415
120 Oxford St, Suite 311, Hartford, CT 06105
One Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103
37 West Center Street, Suite 208, Southington, CT 06489
118 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
351 Main Street, PO Drawer 660, Niantic, CT 06357
398 Liberty Street, Pawcatuck, CT 06379
86 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105
2228 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033
41 North Main Street, Suite 201, West Hartford, CT 06107
46 Main St, New Milford, CT 06776
43 Bellevue Ave, Bristol, CT 06010
100 C Shield Street, West Hartford, CT 06110
213 Court St, Suite 500, Middletown, CT 06457
628 Hebron Avenue, Suite 212, Glastonbury, CT 06033
45 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066
1 Booth House Ln, New Milford, CT 06776
191 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489
PO Box 609, Plantsville, CT 06479
4 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340
Kensington 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