Top Trumbull, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
44 Strawberry Hill Ave, Suite 7, Stamford, CT 06902
59 Elm Street, Suite 230, New Haven, CT 06510
3333 Main St, Suite 200, Stratford, CT 06614
2425 Post Rd, Suite 101, Southport, CT 06890
7 National Place, Danbury, CT 06810
36 Trumbull St, New Haven, CT 06511
295 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516
1172 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT 06905
49 Leavenworth Street, Suite 200, Waterbury, CT 06702
44 North Street, Danbury, CT 06810
52 North St, Danbury, CT 06810
1238 Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824
53 River Street, Suite 7, Milford, CT 06460
1960 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06517
348 Frost Road, Waterbury, CT 06705
21 Juniper Point Rd, PO Box 27, Branford, CT 06405
27 Elm St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite 202, Stamford, CT 06905
53 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851
65 Trumbull St, 2nd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
580 Watertown Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06708
8 Byington Place, Norwalk, CT 06850
208 Boston St, Guilford, CT 06437
2192 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615
3651 Main St., #200, Stratford, CT 06614
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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