Top Trumbull, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
255 Bank Street, Suite 2-A, Waterbury, CT 06702
One Hamden Center, 2319 Whitney Avenue, Suite 1-D, Hamden, CT 06518
850 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608
143 Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410
234 Church Street, 9th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
1 River Rd, Cos Cob, CT 06807
21 Juniper Point Rd, PO Box 27, Branford, CT 06405
265 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport, CT 06604
208 Boston St, Guilford, CT 06437
640 Clinton Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06605
2000 Post Road, Ste 203, Fairfield, CT 06824
235 Main Street, Suite 104, Danbury, CT 06810
175 Montowese St, Branford, CT 06405
60 Washington Street, Suite 302, Hamden, CT 06518
42 Terrace Avenue, PO Box 992, Naugatuck, CT 06770
152 East Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851
683 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511
1000 Lafayette Blvd, Suite 702, Bridgeport, CT 06604
263 Tresser Boulevard, One Stamford Place, Suite 1400, Stamford, CT 06901
350 Bedford Street, Suite 406A, Stamford, CT 06901
55 Greens Farms Rd, Suite 220, Westport, CT 06880
2220 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604
250 Broad St, Milford, CT 06460
Suite 101b, 1200 Summer Street, Stamford, CT 06905
33 Riverside Avenue, Suite 502, Westport, CT 06880
Trumbull 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