Top Stratford, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
683 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511
112 Broad St, Milford, CT 06460
42 Terrace Avenue, PO Box 992, Naugatuck, CT 06770
799 Silver Lane, Trumbull, CT 06611
PO Box 8417, New Haven, CT 06530
3651 Main St., #200, Stratford, CT 06614
One Hamden Center, 2319 Whitney Avenue, Suite 1-D, Hamden, CT 06518
850 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608
143 Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410
1129 Essex Place, Stratford, CT 06615
1337 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
61 Grist Mill Cir, Guilford, CT 06437
234 Church Street, 9th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
1 River Rd, Cos Cob, CT 06807
108 Mill Plain Rd, Suite 222, Danbury, CT 06811
265 Church Street, Suite 1207, New Haven, CT 06510
383 Main Ave, Suite 450, Norwalk, CT 06851
350 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511
528 Clinton Avenue, PO Box 901, Bridgeport, CT 06601
195 Church St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
216 Crown Street, Suite 502, New Haven, CT 06510
1057 Broad St, Suite 403, Bridgeport, CT 06604-1619
255 Bank Street, Suite 2-A, Waterbury, CT 06702
38C Grove Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877
25 Belden Avenue, Po Box 699, Norwalk, CT 06852
Stratford 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