Top Southbury, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
216 Crown Street, Suite 502, New Haven, CT 06510
195 Church Street, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
PO Box 333, Kent, CT 06757
27 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
203 Church Street, Suite 4, Naugatuck, CT 06770
49 Leavenworth Street, Suite 200, Waterbury, CT 06702
36 Trumbull St, New Haven, CT 06511
21 Juniper Point Rd, PO Box 27, Branford, CT 06405
13 First Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06710
348 Frost Road, Waterbury, CT 06705
265 Church Street, Suite 1207, New Haven, CT 06510
26 Cherry Street, PO Box 432, Milford, CT 06460
265 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
One Century Tower, 265 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
208 Boston St, Guilford, CT 06437
683 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511
459 Middlebury Road, Middlebury, CT 06762
27 Siemon Company Drive, Suite 300 West, Watertown, CT 06795
42 Terrace Avenue, PO Box 992, Naugatuck, CT 06770
175 Montowese St, Branford, CT 06405
60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Hamden, CT 06518
250 Broad St, Milford, CT 06460
580 Watertown Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06708
59 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
350 Orange St, Ste 100, New Haven, CT 06511
Southbury 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