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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Newington, CT
39 Russ Street, 2nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06106
A law firm in Newington, Connecticut, Law Offices of Robert B. Muchinsky, LLC experienced in helping clients with Drug Possession issues.
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15 Park Street, Rockville, CT 06066
Law Office of Tina Sypek Damato, LLC, a local Drug Possession firm with years of experience helping clients in the Newington, Connecticut area.
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100 Pearl Street, 10th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103-4506
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Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Newington, Connecticut.
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935 main Street, Level A, Manchester, CT 06040
500 Enterprise Dr, Suite 402, Rocky Hill, CT 06067
One Constitution Plaza, 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
363 Main Street, 4th Floor, Hartford, CT 06106
185 Asylum Street, City Place II, 15th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
144 West Main Street, Plainville, CT 06062
311 Centerpoint Drive, Middletown, CT 06457
One Lewis Street, Hartford, CT 06103
100 Pearl Street, 10th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
280 Trumbull St, 12th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
One Constitution Plaza, 10th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
185 Asylum St, 26th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
2234 Silas Deane Hwy, Rocky Hill, CT 06067
191 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489
Cityplace I, 185 Asylum Street, 36th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
One Constitution Plaza, 6th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
100 W Broad Street, PO Box 1774, Pawcatuck, CT 06379
43 W Main St., Avon, CT 06001
76 South Frontage Road, Vernon, CT 06066-5518
202 Broad Street, New Britain, CT 06053
27 Siemon Company Drive, Suite 300 West, Watertown, CT 06795
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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