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100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203, Norwood, MA 02062
4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
529 Main St, Suite P218, Charlestown, MA 02129
110 Winn St, Ste 204, Woburn, MA 01801
83 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
2001 Beacon Street, Suite 101, Brookline, MA 02135
900 Cummings Center, Suite 321-U, Beverly, MA 01915
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
1342 Belmon Street, Suite 102, Brockton, MA 02301
PO Box 2917, Worcester, MA 01613
255 Park Avenue, Suite 1101A, Worcester, MA 01609
260 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110
66 Long Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
859 Willard Street, Ste 400, Quincy, MA 02169
PO Box 254, Walpole, MA 02081
88 Black Falcon Avenue, Suite 345, Boston, MA 02210
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
54 Samoset Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
10 High St, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
28 State St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
370 Main Street, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01608
One Longfellow Place, Suite 3610, Boston, MA 02114
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
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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