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One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
112 Water St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
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22 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
1 Salem Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148
52 Western Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
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800 Turnpike St., Suite 300, North Andover, MA 01845
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25 Mount Vernon Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
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529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
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40 Court St, 3rd Floor, Plymouth, MA 02360
175 Portland St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
101 Federal St, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
355 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090
841 Worcester St, Suite E-346, Natick, MA 01760
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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