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197 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114
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100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
66 Long Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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40 Court Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
54 Samoset Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
246 Andover Street, Unit 101, Peabody, MA 01960
225 Cedar Hill St, #200, Marlborough, MA 01752
420 Boylston St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
Four Longfellow Place, 35th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
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450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
260 Franklin Street, Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02110
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Athol 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