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36 North Bedford Street, Unit C-20, Second Floor, East Bridgewater, MA 02333
240 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
2 Neptune Road, No. 422, Boston, MA 02128
11 Harvard St, Worcester, MA 01609
6 Harris St, Newburyport, MA 01950
265 Franklin Street, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02110
One School Street, Beverly, MA 01915
450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
45 School Street, Floor 2, Boston, MA 02108
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
154 Thompson Road, PO Box 1210, Webster, MA 01570
90 Canal Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02114
500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02108
75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
267 N. Beacon St., Suite 3, Brighton, MA 02135
100 Federal Street, 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
900 Cummings Center, Suite 321-U, Beverly, MA 01915
1342 Belmon Street, Suite 102, Brockton, MA 02301
1281 Washington Street, Weymouth, MA 02189
PO Box 2917, Worcester, MA 01613
40 Court St, 5th 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