Top Riverside, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
80 Fourth St, Stamford, CT 06905
25 Belden Avenue, Po Box 699, Norwalk, CT 06852
38C Grove Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877
810 Bedford Street, Suite 3, Stamford, CT 06901
70 Forest St, Suite 7G, Stamford, CT 06901
30 Milbank Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830
253 Post Road West, PO Box 3180, Westport, CT 06880
108 Mill Plain Rd, Suite 222, Danbury, CT 06811
400 Atlantic St, 4th Floor, Stamford, CT 06901
1087 Broad Street, First Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06604
29 Fifth Street, Stamford, CT 06905
1057 Broad St, 2nd Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06604
2000 Post Road, Ste 203, Fairfield, CT 06824
1234 Summer Street, Suite 409, Stamford, CT 06905
10 Middle Street, 7th Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06604
350 Bedford Street, Suite 406A, Stamford, CT 06901
55 Greens Farms Rd, Suite 220, Westport, CT 06880
2425 Post Rd, Suite 101, Southport, CT 06890
263 Tresser Blvd, 9th Floor, Stamford, CT 06901
923 E Main St, Bridgeport, CT 06608
1087 Broad St, Bridgeport, CT 06604
68 North St, Danbury, CT 06810
Riverside 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