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439 South Union Street, Suite 202, Lawrence, MA 01843
154 Maverick St, Ste 208, Boston, MA 02128
15 Fletcher St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
1147 Hancock St., # 212, Quincy, MA 02169
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
28 State St, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02109-4075
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
40 Warren Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
134 Main St., Watertown, MA 02472
265 Franklin St, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
92 State Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
132 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
12 Ericsson Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02122
20 Somerset Ave, Winthrop, MA 02152
50 Franklin St, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01608
240 Commercial St, Ste 5A, Boston, MA 02109
92 State Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
4 Elm Street, PO Box 190, North Brookfield, MA 01535
53 State St, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
305 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
97 Central Street, Suite 300, Lowell, MA 01852
34 Welby Road, Suite 114D, New Bedford, MA 02745
44 School St, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
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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