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20 Park Plaza, Suite 438, Boston, MA 02116-4322
32 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
One International Place, 100 Oliver St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
12 Ericsson Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02122
53 State St, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
44 School St, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
268 Summer Street, LL, Boston, MA 02210
97 Central Street, Suite 300, Lowell, MA 01852
50 Franklin St, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01608
34 Welby Road, Suite 114D, New Bedford, MA 02745
10 High St, Suite 505, Boston, MA 02110
265 Franklin St, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
Principe & Strasnick, P.C., 17 Lark Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
65A Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
55 Union St, Suite 400, 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