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15 Fletcher St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
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PO Box 290824, Charlestown, MA 02129
267 N. Beacon St., Suite 3, Brighton, MA 02135
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
40 Court St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
100 State Street, Floor 9, Boston, MA 02109
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
100 Powdermill Road, Suite 244, Acton, MA 01720
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
265 Franklin Street, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02110
179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
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95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
240 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
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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