Top Milford, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
55 Greens Farms Road, Floor, Westport, CT 06880
383 Main Ave, Suite 450, Norwalk, CT 06851
3333 Main St, Suite 200, Stratford, CT 06614
1087 Broad St., Bridgeport, CT 06604
65 Trumbull St, 2nd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
640 Clinton Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06605
1057 Broad St, Suite 403, Bridgeport, CT 06604-1619
1261 Post Rd, Suite 202B, Fairfield, CT 06824
1129 Essex Place, Stratford, CT 06615
2425 Post Road, Suite 101, Southport, CT 06890
15 Maiden Lane, North Haven, CT 06473
1337 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
61 Grist Mill Cir, Guilford, CT 06437
3651 Main St., #200, Stratford, CT 06614
131 Dwight St, New Haven, CT 06510
2 Sherman Court, Fairfield, CT 06824
1157 Highland Ave, Suite 202, Cheshire, CT 06410
61 Cherry Street, Milford, CT 06460
1 Carriage Place, Suite 16, Waterbury, CT 06702
1234 Summer Street, Suite 409, Stamford, CT 06905
PO Box 208, 36 Arcadia Road, Greenwich, CT 06870
2 Lincoln St, New Haven, CT 06510
923 E Main St, Bridgeport, CT 06608
810 Bedford Street, Suite 3, Stamford, CT 06901
10 Middle Street, 7th Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Milford 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