Top Monroe, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
459 Middlebury Road, Middlebury, CT 06762
215 Broad Street, Milford, CT 06460
59 Elm Street, Suite 230, New Haven, CT 06510
250 Broad St, Milford, CT 06460
1000 Lafayette Blvd, Suite 702, Bridgeport, CT 06604
233 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510
33 Riverside Avenue, Suite 502, Westport, CT 06880
348 Frost Road, Waterbury, CT 06705
1960 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06517
2425 Post Rd, Suite 101, Southport, CT 06890
295 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516
53 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851
580 Watertown Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06708
1238 Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824
44 North Street, Danbury, CT 06810
51 Elm St, Suite 203, New Haven, CT 06510
21 Juniper Point Rd, PO Box 27, Branford, CT 06405
52 North St, Danbury, CT 06810
265 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport, CT 06604
53 River Street, Suite 7, Milford, CT 06460
8 Byington Place, Norwalk, CT 06850
One Stamford Plaza, 263 Tressor Blvd., Stamford, CT 06901
42 Terrace Avenue, PO Box 992, Naugatuck, CT 06770
683 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511
235 Main Street, Suite 104, Danbury, CT 06810
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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