Top Litchfield, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
555 Long Wharf Dr, Sixth Floor, New Haven, CT 06511
412 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511
311 Bridgeport Ave, Milford, CT 06460
580 Watertown Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06708
65 Trumbull St, 2nd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
139 Orange Street, 4th FL, New Haven, CT 06510
131 Dwight St, New Haven, CT 06510
1157 Highland Ave, Suite 202, Cheshire, CT 06410
1 Carriage Place, Suite 16, Waterbury, CT 06702
61 Cherry Street, Milford, CT 06460
1064 East Main Street, Suite 103, Meriden, CT 06450
64 Chittenden Field Ln, Madison, CT 06443
2 Lincoln St, New Haven, CT 06510
24 Burr Rd, Plymouth, CT 06782
6 Bee Brook Road, PO Box 321, Washington Depot, CT 06794
928 Chapel Street, Suite 208, New Haven, CT 06511
26 Cherry Street, PO Box 432, Milford, CT 06460
265 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
One Century Tower, 265 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
One Hamden Center, 2319 Whitney Avenue, Suite 1-D, Hamden, CT 06518
143 Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410
12 Porter St, PO Box 1809, Lakeville, CT 06039
13 First Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06710
350 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511
255 Bank Street, Suite 2-A, Waterbury, CT 06702
Litchfield 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