Top West Haven, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
13 First Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06710
26 Cherry Street, PO Box 432, Milford, CT 06460
118 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
265 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
One Century Tower, 265 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510
255 Bank Street, Suite 2-A, Waterbury, CT 06702
61 Grist Mill Cir, Guilford, CT 06437
One Hamden Center, 2319 Whitney Avenue, Suite 1-D, Hamden, CT 06518
7 Elm Street, 2R, New Haven, CT 06510
234 Church Street, 9th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
143 Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410
100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
1337 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
41 North Main Street, Suite 201, West Hartford, CT 06107
21 Oak St, Suite 604, Hartford, CT 06106
90 State House Square, Hartford, CT 06103
265 Church Street, Suite 802, New Haven, CT 06510
185 Asylum Street, Floor 15, Hartford, CT 06103
350 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06511
29 South Main Street, Suite 305, West Hartford, CT 06107
628 Hebron Avenue, Suite 212, Glastonbury, CT 06033
45 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066
216 Crown Street, Suite 502, New Haven, CT 06510
195 Church St, 3rd Floor, New Haven, CT 06510
21 Oak St., Suite 603, Hartford, CT 06106
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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