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100 Cambridge Street, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
801 C Tremont St., Boston, MA 02118-1054
100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203, Norwood, MA 02062
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33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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200 Clarendon St, Floor 58, Boston, MA 02116
200 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
55 Union St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
306 Main St, 1st Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
101 Federal Street, Suite 650, Boston, MA 02110
One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02110
500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02108
100 Federal Street, 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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1000 Mt Laurel Cir, Shirley, MA 01464
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225 Cedar Hill St, #200, Marlborough, MA 01752
800 Boylston St, 32nd Floor, Boston, MA 02199
Ayer 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