Top Riverside, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite 202, Stamford, CT 06905
2425 Post Rd, Suite 101, Southport, CT 06890
53 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851
799 Silver Ln, 1st Floor, Trumbull, CT 06611
8 Byington Place, Norwalk, CT 06850
1266 East Main Street, Suite 700R, Stamford, CT 06902
1057 Broad St, Suite 403, Bridgeport, CT 06604-1619
1129 Essex Place, Stratford, CT 06615
3651 Main St., #200, Stratford, CT 06614
2 Sherman Court, Fairfield, CT 06824
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PO Box 208, 36 Arcadia Road, Greenwich, CT 06870
55 Greens Farms Rd, Suite 220, Westport, CT 06880
263 Tresser Blvd, 9th Floor, Stamford, CT 06901
2220 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604
4 Research Dr, Suite 402, Shelton, CT 06484
170 Mason St, Greenwich, CT 06830
33 Riverside Avenue, Suite 502, Westport, CT 06880
10 Byington Place, Norwalk, CT 06850
80 Fourth St, Stamford, CT 06905
70 Forest St, Suite 7G, Stamford, CT 06901
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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