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86 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105
34 East Main Street, PO Box 296, Central Village, CT 06332
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90 State House Square, Hartford, CT 06103
205 Storrs Road, Reservoir Commons, Mansfield Center, CT 06250
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1100 New Britain Ave. Suite 107, West Hartford, CT 06110
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883 Farmington Avenue, PO Box 117, Berlin, CT 06037
1092 Farmington Avenue, Unit E, West Hartford, CT 06107
One State Street, Hartford, CT 06103
185 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103
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66 Halls Road, PO Box 576, Old Lyme, CT 06371
108 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106-1514
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433 S Main St, Suite 328, West Hartford, CT 06110
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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