Top Riverside, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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68 North St, Danbury, CT 06810
10 Middle Street, 7th Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06604
44 North Street, Danbury, CT 06810
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44 Strawberry Hill Ave, Suite 7, Stamford, CT 06902
1238 Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824
3333 Main St, Suite 200, Stratford, CT 06614
2000 Post Road, Ste 203, Fairfield, CT 06824
18 Kings Highway North, Westport, CT 06880
235 Main Street, Suite 104, Danbury, CT 06810
152 East Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851
799 Silver Lane, Trumbull, CT 06611
53 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851
799 Silver Ln, 1st Floor, Trumbull, CT 06611
2425 Post Road, Suite 301, Southport, CT 06890
60 Long Ridge Road, Suite 200, Stamford, CT 06902
500 Post Rd E, Suite 200, Westport, CT 06880
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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