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30 Main Street, Suite 500, Burlington, VT 05402
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192 College St, Burlington, VT 05401
600 Blair Park Rd, Williston, VT 05495
34 Pearl St, Essex Junction, VT 05452
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30 Main Street, 6th Floor, Burlington, VT 05402
110 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401
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600 Blair Park Rd, Suite 323, Williston, VT 05495
210 College St, 4th Floor, PO Box 721, Burlington, VT 05402
231 South Union Street, PO Box 216, Burlington, VT 05402
60 Main St, Burlington, VT 05401
95 St. Paul St., Suite 200, PO Box 902, Burlington, VT 05402
40 George St, Burlington, VT 05402
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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 Vermont 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