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240 Commercial St, Suite 5A, Boston, MA 02109
7 Palmer St, Suite 302, Roxbury, MA 02119
76 Canal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
63 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
101 Federal St, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
1342 Belmont Street, Suite 203, Brockton, MA 02301
38 Green St, Milton, MA 02186
83 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
800 Boylston St., 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02199
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
One McKinley Square, Boston, MA 02109
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
Ten Post Office Square, 8th floor, Boston, MA 02109
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
22 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
52 Western Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
PO Box 290824, Charlestown, MA 02129
The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
25 Mount Vernon Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
185 Devonshire St, Suite 302, 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