Top West Hartford, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
86 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105
191 Main Street, Southington, CT 06489
93 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
757 West Main Street, New Britain, CT 06053
1271 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
46 Main St, New Milford, CT 06776
123 Elm St, PO Box 554, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
628 Hebron Avenue, Suite 212, Glastonbury, CT 06033
43 Bellevue Ave, Bristol, CT 06010
One Goodwin Square, 225 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103
1 Booth House Ln, New Milford, CT 06776
One Constitution Plaza, 6th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
30 Waterside Dr, Suite 303, Farmington, CT 06032
135 East Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040
100 C Shield Street, West Hartford, CT 06110
One Liberty Square, New Britain, CT 06050
1100 New Britain Ave. Suite 107, West Hartford, CT 06110
21 Oak St., Suite 603, Hartford, CT 06106
71 Raymond Rd, West Hartford, CT 06107
255 Main Street, 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06106
100 Pearl St, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
307 East Street, Suite 1D, Plainville, CT 06062
1092 Farmington Avenue, Unit E, West Hartford, CT 06107
627 Main Street, Manchester, CT 06040
7 Tennyson Drive, Granby, CT 06035
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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