Top New Britain, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
90 State House Square, Hartford, CT 06103
1100 New Britain Ave. Suite 107, West Hartford, CT 06110
433 S Main St, Suite 328, West Hartford, CT 06110
202 Broad Street, New Britain, CT 06053
2130 Main St, Glastonbury, CT 06033
619 Hopmeadow Street, Suite 2, Simsbury, CT 06070
2389 Main St, Glastonbury, CT 06033
27 Siemon Company Drive, Suite 300 West, Watertown, CT 06795
71 Raymond Rd, West Hartford, CT 06107
102 Oak St, Hartford, CT 06106
1092 Farmington Avenue, Unit E, West Hartford, CT 06107
50 Founders Plaza, Suite 203, East Hartford, CT 06108
2389 Main St, Glastonbury, CT 06033
43 Bellevue Ave, Bristol, CT 06010
One Goodwin Square, 225 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103
628 Hebron Avenue, Suite 212, Glastonbury, CT 06033
1 Booth House Ln, New Milford, CT 06776
45 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066
73 Wadsworth Street, Hartford, CT 06106
757 West Main Street, New Britain, CT 06053
280 Trumbull Street, 22nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
141 Broadway, PO Box 510, Norwich, CT 06360
6 Bee Brook Road, PO Box 321, Washington Depot, CT 06794
11 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051
82 Chelsea Harbor Drive, Norwich, CT 06360
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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