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83 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
555 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
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134 Main St., Watertown, MA 02472
107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
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20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
265 Franklin St, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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1342 Belmont Street, Suite 203, Brockton, MA 02301
92 State Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 208, Braintree, MA 02184
27 School St, suite 301, Boston, MA 02108
63 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
545 Concord Avenue, 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
76 Canal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
141 Tremont Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
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100 State Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
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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