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2 Oliver St, Boston, MA 02109
246 Andover Street, Unit 101, Peabody, MA 01960
2 Seaport Lane, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
40 Court Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
420 Boylston St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
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537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
1191 N. Main Street, Suite 209, Randolph, MA 02368
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
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177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
100 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
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52 Western Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
265 Franklin St, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110
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One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
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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