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132 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
250 1st Ave, Suite 205, Needham Heights, MA 02494
401 Andover Street, Suite 201-B, North Andover, MA 01845
100 Cambridge Street, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
1342 Belmon Street, Suite 102, Brockton, MA 02301
900 Cummings Center, Suite 321-U, Beverly, MA 01915
255 Park Avenue, Suite 1101A, Worcester, MA 01609
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
15 Cottage Ave 4th FL, Quincy, MA 02169
27 Mechanic St, Suite 201, Worcester, MA 01608
446 Main St, Suite 2200, Worcester, MA 01608
100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203, Norwood, MA 02062
801 C Tremont St., Boston, MA 02118-1054
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
65 Harrison Avenue, Suite 208, Boston, MA 02111
240 Commercial St, Suite 5A, Boston, MA 02109
11 Harvard St, Suite B, Worcester, MA 01609
64 Mount Vernon Rd E, Weymouth, MA 02189
76 Canal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
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291 Main Street, Box 214, Milford, MA 01757
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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