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265 Franklin St, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
Box 219, West Newton, MA 02465
56 Chestnut Hill Ave, Suite 205, Brighton, MA 02135
321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
240 Elm Street, 2nd Floor, Somerville, MA 02144
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
One McKinley Square, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02109
183 Washington Street, Norwell, MA 02061
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
250 Commercial St, Suite 210, Worcester, MA 01608
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
90 Canal Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02114
10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
97 Central Street, Suite 300, Lowell, MA 01852
12 Ericsson Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02122
47 Harvard Street, Worcester, MA 01609
1 Green Island Blvd, Suite 513, Worcester, MA 01610
53 State St, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
120 Ingell Street, Taunton, MA 02780
44 School St, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
268 Summer Street, LL, Boston, MA 02210
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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