Top Westport, CT Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
253 Post Road West, PO Box 3180, Westport, CT 06880
1 River Rd, Cos Cob, CT 06807
108 Mill Plain Rd, Suite 222, Danbury, CT 06811
400 Atlantic St, 4th Floor, Stamford, CT 06901
528 Clinton Avenue, PO Box 901, Bridgeport, CT 06601
1087 Broad Street, First Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06604
38C Grove Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877
25 Belden Avenue, Po Box 699, Norwalk, CT 06852
1057 Broad St, 2nd Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06604
60 Church Lane, Westport, CT 06880
One Stamford Plaza, 263 Tressor Blvd., Stamford, CT 06901
1234 Summer Street, Suite 409, Stamford, CT 06905
60 Long Ridge Road, Suite 202, Stamford, CT 06902
263 Tresser Blvd, 9th Floor, Stamford, CT 06901
1 Moss Ave, Danbury, CT 06810
68 North St, Danbury, CT 06810
1087 Broad St, Bridgeport, CT 06604
44 Strawberry Hill Ave, Suite 7, Stamford, CT 06902
Suite 101b, 1200 Summer Street, Stamford, CT 06905
18 Kings Highway North, Westport, CT 06880
350 Bedford Street, Suite 406A, Stamford, CT 06901
29 Fifth Street, Stamford, CT 06905
80 Fourth St, Stamford, CT 06905
10 Byington Place, Norwalk, CT 06850
29 Fifth Street, Stamford, CT 06905
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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