Top Madison, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
44 Waterbury Road, Suite 2B, Prospect, CT 06712
65 Trumbull St, 2nd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
55 Main Street, Suite 5300, PO Box 850, Enfield, CT 06083
1337 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
185 Asylum Street, Floor 15, Hartford, CT 06103
61 Grist Mill Cir, Guilford, CT 06437
7 Elm Street, 2R, New Haven, CT 06510
21 Oak St, Suite 604, Hartford, CT 06106
12 Main St, Suite 2, Essex, CT 06426
883 Farmington Avenue, PO Box 117, Berlin, CT 06037
100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
338 Cavan Lane, Glastonbury, CT 06033
447 Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
11 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051
131 Dwight St, New Haven, CT 06510
42 Terrace Avenue, PO Box 992, Naugatuck, CT 06770
202 Broad Street, New Britain, CT 06053
169 Main St, Suite 800-21, Middletown, CT 06457
50 Founders Plaza, Suite 203, East Hartford, CT 06108
683 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511
619 Hopmeadow Street, Suite 2, Simsbury, CT 06070
59 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
1271 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
30 Waterside Dr, Suite 303, Farmington, CT 06032
PO Box 8417, New Haven, CT 06530
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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