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141 Tremont Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
92 State Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
63 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
64 Mount Vernon Rd E, Weymouth, MA 02189
11 Harvard St, Suite B, Worcester, MA 01609
96 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
10 Forbes Rd W, Suite 210, Braintree, MA 02184
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
59 Pleasant St, Weymouth, MA 02190
291 Main Street, Box 214, Milford, MA 01757
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
176 Main St, Ste 360, PO Box 465, Southbridge, MA 01550
54 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
18 Broadway, Suite 213, Taunton, MA 02780
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
15 Cottage Ave 4th FL, Quincy, MA 02169
7 Palmer St, Suite 302, Roxbury, MA 02119
36 North Bedford Street, Unit C-20, Second Floor, East Bridgewater, MA 02333
446 Main St, Suite 2200, Worcester, MA 01608
255 Park Avenue, Suite 601, Worcester, MA 01609
306 Main St, PO Box 249, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
40 Court St, 3rd Floor, Plymouth, MA 02360
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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