Top Oxford, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
36 Trumbull St, New Haven, CT 06511
7 National Place, Danbury, CT 06810
1172 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT 06905
21 Juniper Point Rd, PO Box 27, Branford, CT 06405
640 Clinton Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06605
1308 Durham Rd., Madison, CT 06443
59 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
350 Orange St, Ste 100, New Haven, CT 06511
80 Fourth St, Stamford, CT 06905
752 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT 06443
10 Byington Place, Norwalk, CT 06850
29 Fifth Street, Stamford, CT 06905
51 Elm St, Suite 203, New Haven, CT 06510
265 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport, CT 06604
208 Boston St, Guilford, CT 06437
263 Tresser Boulevard, One Stamford Place, Suite 1400, Stamford, CT 06901
2220 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604
60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Hamden, CT 06518
350 Orange Street, Suite 100, New Haven, CT 06511
152 East Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851
175 Montowese St, Branford, CT 06405
235 Main Street, Suite 104, Danbury, CT 06810
33 Riverside Avenue, Suite 502, Westport, CT 06880
459 Middlebury Road, Middlebury, CT 06762
68 North St, Danbury, CT 06810
Oxford 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