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255 Park Avenue, Suite 601, Worcester, MA 01609
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
267 N. Beacon St., Suite 3, Brighton, MA 02135
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
7 Palmer St, Suite 302, Roxbury, MA 02119
55 Union St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 500, Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199
83 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
38 Green St, Milton, MA 02186
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
40 Court St, 3rd Floor, Plymouth, MA 02360
1342 Belmont Street, Suite 203, Brockton, MA 02301
439 South Union Street, Suite 202, Lawrence, MA 01843
5 Lexington St, Suite 3, Charlestown, MA 02129
800 Turnpike Street, Suite 304, North Andover, MA 01845
2 Washington Street, Leominster, MA 01453
Ten Post Office Square, 8th floor, Boston, MA 02109
22 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
52 Western Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
306 Main St, PO Box 249, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
185 Devonshire St, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
119 High St, Boston, MA 02110
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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