Top North Stonington, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1271 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
93 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
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One State Street, Hartford, CT 06103
989 Main St, Manchester, CT 06040
255 Main Street, 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06106
100 Pearl St, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
102 Oak St, Hartford, CT 06106
100 W Broad Street, PO Box 1774, Pawcatuck, CT 06379
176 CT-81, Suite 5B, Killingworth, CT 06419
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21 Oak St., Suite 308, Hartford, CT 06106
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169 Main St, Suite 800-21, Middletown, CT 06457
619 Hopmeadow Street, Suite 2, Simsbury, CT 06070
135 East Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
202 Broad Street, New Britain, CT 06053
21 Oak St, Suite 604, Hartford, CT 06106
41 N Main St, Suite 303, West Hartford, CT 06107
338 Cavan Lane, Glastonbury, CT 06033
185 Asylum Street, Floor 15, Hartford, CT 06103
50 Founders Plaza, Suite 203, East Hartford, CT 06108
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North Stonington 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