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1092 Farmington Avenue, Unit E, West Hartford, CT 06107
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350 Orange St, Ste 100, New Haven, CT 06511
123 Elm St, PO Box 554, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
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59 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
752 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT 06443
93 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
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338 Cavan Lane, Glastonbury, CT 06033
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170 Grandview Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06708
51 Elm St, Suite 203, New Haven, CT 06510
100 C Shield Street, West Hartford, CT 06110
311 Centerpoint Drive, Middletown, CT 06457
191 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489
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12 Main St, Suite 2, Essex, CT 06426
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100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
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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