Top Billerica, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
121 Sandwich St, Plymouth, MA 02360
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
132 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
28 State Street, Suite 2302, Boston, MA 02109
265 Franklin St, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110
371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
Principe & Strasnick, P.C., 17 Lark Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
401 Andover Street, Suite 201-B, North Andover, MA 01845
205 Newbury St, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01701
639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
340 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
76 Canal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
63 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
545 Concord Avenue, 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
141 Tremont Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
100 State Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
55 Union Street, 4th 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