Top North Branford, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
233 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510
One Constitution Plaza, 6th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
555 Long Wharf Dr, Sixth Floor, New Haven, CT 06511
One Liberty Square, New Britain, CT 06050
44 Waterbury Road, Suite 2B, Prospect, CT 06712
412 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511
311 Bridgeport Ave, Milford, CT 06460
1100 New Britain Ave. Suite 107, West Hartford, CT 06110
21 Oak St., Suite 603, Hartford, CT 06106
65 Trumbull St, 2nd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
139 Orange Street, 4th FL, New Haven, CT 06510
338 Cavan Lane, Glastonbury, CT 06033
15 Maiden Lane, North Haven, CT 06473
135 East Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
169 Main St, Suite 800-21, Middletown, CT 06457
1337 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
21 Oak St, Suite 604, Hartford, CT 06106
185 Asylum Street, Floor 15, Hartford, CT 06103
71 Raymond Rd, West Hartford, CT 06107
61 Grist Mill Cir, Guilford, CT 06437
7 Elm Street, 2R, New Haven, CT 06510
131 Dwight St, New Haven, CT 06510
307 East Street, Suite 1D, Plainville, CT 06062
50 Founders Plaza, Suite 203, East Hartford, CT 06108
1157 Highland Ave, Suite 202, Cheshire, CT 06410
North Branford 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