Top Meriden, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
55 Woodland Ave., Bloomfield, CT 06002
12 Main St, Suite 2, Essex, CT 06426
55 Main Street, Suite 5300, PO Box 850, Enfield, CT 06083
37 West Center Street, Suite 208, Southington, CT 06489
27 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
81 Wolcott Hill Rd, Wethersfield, CT 06109
307 East Street, Suite 1D, Plainville, CT 06062
1157 Highland Ave, Suite 202, Cheshire, CT 06410
1064 East Main Street, Suite 103, Meriden, CT 06450
64 Chittenden Field Ln, Madison, CT 06443
627 Main Street, Manchester, CT 06040
96 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
7 Tennyson Drive, Granby, CT 06035
2 Lincoln St, New Haven, CT 06510
77 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT 06052
108 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106-1514
928 Chapel Street, Suite 208, New Haven, CT 06511
255 Main Street, 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06106
100 Pearl St, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
580 Watertown Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06708
989 Main St, Manchester, CT 06040
102 Oak St, Hartford, CT 06106
1092 Farmington Avenue, Unit E, West Hartford, CT 06107
60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Hamden, CT 06518
208 Boston St, Guilford, CT 06437
Meriden 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