Top West Hartford, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
77 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT 06052
108 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106-1514
73 Wadsworth Street, Hartford, CT 06106
1 Booth House Ln, New Milford, CT 06776
66 Halls Road, PO Box 576, Old Lyme, CT 06371
280 Trumbull Street, 22nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
141 Broadway, PO Box 510, Norwich, CT 06360
One Liberty Square, New Britain, CT 06050
6 Bee Brook Road, PO Box 321, Washington Depot, CT 06794
757 West Main Street, New Britain, CT 06053
627 Main Street, Manchester, CT 06040
7 Tennyson Drive, Granby, CT 06035
447 Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
6 Vine Hill Rd, Farmington, CT 06032
100 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340
82 Chelsea Harbor Drive, Norwich, CT 06360
20 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103-3402
225 Asylum St, 20th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
1100 New Britain Ave. Suite 107, West Hartford, CT 06110
One Financial Plaza, 21st Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
90 State House Square, Hartford, CT 06103
29 South Main Street, Suite 305, West Hartford, CT 06107
118 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
156 S Main St, Colchester, CT 06415
One Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103
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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