Top Billerica, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1200 East Street, Westwood, MA 02090
2125 Washington St, Holliston, MA 01746
154 Maverick St, Ste 208, Boston, MA 02128
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
267 N. Beacon St., Suite 3, Brighton, MA 02135
20 Park Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02116
44 School St, Suite 1000C, Boston, MA 02108
12 Gill Street, Suite 1600, Woburn, MA 01801
179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
439 South Union Street, Suite 202, Lawrence, MA 01843
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
5 Lexington St, Suite 3, Charlestown, MA 02129
800 Boylston St., 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02199
28 State St, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02109-4075
529 Main Street, #P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
189 Cambridge St, Suite 2B, Cambridge, MA 02141
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
15 Cottage Ave, 4th Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
132 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
88 Broad St, Suite 503, Boston, MA 02110
6 Beacon Street, Suite 815, Boston, MA 02108
53 State St, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
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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