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90 Canal Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02114
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97 Central Street, Suite 300, Lowell, MA 01852
44 School St, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
268 Summer Street, LL, Boston, MA 02210
50 Franklin St, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01608
15 Cottage Ave, 4th Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
189 Cambridge St, Suite 2B, Cambridge, MA 02141
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34 Welby Road, Suite 114D, New Bedford, MA 02745
32 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
1990 Centre Street, PO Box 57173, Babson Park, MA 02457
154 Maverick St, Ste 208, Boston, MA 02128
15 Fletcher St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
1200 East Street, Westwood, MA 02090
1147 Hancock St., # 212, Quincy, MA 02169
2125 Washington St, Holliston, MA 01746
267 N. Beacon St., Suite 3, Brighton, MA 02135
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
355 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090
841 Worcester St, Suite E-346, Natick, MA 01760
100 Schooster St, Bldg 1, Suite A, Pembroke, MA 02359
One International Place, Suite 3900, 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