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40 Warren Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
65 Harrison Avenue, Suite 208, Boston, MA 02111
100 Main St, Carver, MA 02330
240 Commercial St, Suite 5A, Boston, MA 02109
76 Canal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
63 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
305 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
545 Concord Avenue, 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
141 Tremont Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
60 State Street, 7th FL, Boston, MA 02109
15 Cottage Ave 4th FL, Quincy, MA 02169
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
600 Atlantic Avenue, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
858 Washington Street, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
55 Union St, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02108
6 Beacon Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02108
92 High Street, DH9, Medford, MA 02155
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
PO Box 441253, Somerville, MA 02144
131 Dartmouth Street, Suite 501, Boston, MA 02116
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Billerica Drug Possession Information
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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