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42 Terrace Avenue, PO Box 992, Naugatuck, CT 06770
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250 Broad St, Milford, CT 06460
152 East Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851
1000 Lafayette Blvd, Suite 702, Bridgeport, CT 06604
33 Riverside Avenue, Suite 502, Westport, CT 06880
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459 Middlebury Road, Middlebury, CT 06762
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44 North Street, Danbury, CT 06810
350 Orange St, Ste 100, New Haven, CT 06511
59 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
Suite 101b, 1200 Summer Street, Stamford, CT 06905
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29 Fifth Street, Stamford, CT 06905
80 Fourth St, Stamford, CT 06905
752 Boston Post Rd, PO Box 1206, Madison, CT 06443
1238 Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824
928 Chapel Street, Suite 208, New Haven, CT 06510
70 Forest St, Suite 7G, Stamford, CT 06901
53 River Street, Suite 7, Milford, CT 06460
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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