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176 Main St, Ste 360, PO Box 465, Southbridge, MA 01550
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
688 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
185 Devonshire St, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
10 Post Office Square, Suite 1330, Boston, MA 02109
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
101 Federal Street, Suite 650, Boston, MA 02110
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
20 Eastbrook Rd, #304, Dedham, MA 02026
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
50 Congress St, Suite 314, Boston, MA 02109
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
25 Mount Vernon Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
891 Centre St, Suite 200, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
370 Main St, Suite 900, Worcester, MA 01608
101 Federal St, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
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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