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36 North Bedford Street, Unit C-20, Second Floor, East Bridgewater, MA 02333
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371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
18 Broadway, Suite 213, Taunton, MA 02780
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02210
PO Box 549, Belmont, MA 02478
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
101 Arch Street, Suite 1800, Boston, MA 02110
15 Cottage Ave 4th FL, Quincy, MA 02169
446 Main St, Suite 2200, Worcester, MA 01608
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
858 Washington Street, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
859 Willard Street, Ste 400, Quincy, MA 02169
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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