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227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
12 Ericsson Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02122
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
44 School St, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
688 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
268 Summer Street, LL, Boston, MA 02210
189 Cambridge St, Suite 2B, Cambridge, MA 02141
15 Cottage Ave, 4th Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
50 Franklin St, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01608
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
34 Welby Road, Suite 114D, New Bedford, MA 02745
32 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
200 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
100 State Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02109
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
1 Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02210
Arlington Drug Possession Information
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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