Top Newington, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
619 Hopmeadow Street, Suite 2, Simsbury, CT 06070
27 Siemon Company Drive, Suite 300 West, Watertown, CT 06795
One State Street, Suite 1800, Hartford, CT 06103
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
757 West Main Street, New Britain, CT 06053
433 S Main St, Suite 328, West Hartford, CT 06110
447 Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
11 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051
73 Wadsworth Street, Hartford, CT 06106
100 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340
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93 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
1271 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
123 Elm St, PO Box 554, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
29 South Main Street, Suite 305, West Hartford, CT 06107
31 High St, New Britain, CT 06051
118 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
156 S Main St, Colchester, CT 06415
One Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103
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225 Asylum St, 20th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
135 East Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
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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