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458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
Principe & Strasnick, P.C., 17 Lark Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
65A Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
28 State Street, Suite 2302, Boston, MA 02109
195 Ashmont St, Suite D, Dorchester, MA 02124
1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
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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