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420 Boylston St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
306 Main St, PO Box 249, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
53 State St, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
260 Franklin Street, Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02110
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
Four Longfellow Place, 35th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
859 Willard Street, Ste 400, Quincy, MA 02169
1 Fanueil Hall Market Place, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
1 Salem Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
27 School St, suite 301, Boston, MA 02108
55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
401 Andover Street, Suite 201-B, North Andover, MA 01845
225 Cedar Hill St, #200, Marlborough, MA 01752
205 Newbury St, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01701
100 Franklin St, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110
2 Oliver Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02109
2 Granite Ave, Suite 260, Milton, MA 02186
90 New State Highway, Raynham, MA 02767
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125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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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 Massachusetts 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