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185 Devonshire St, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
2 Granite Ave, Suite 260, Milton, MA 02186
529 Main Street, #P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
65A Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
132 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
2 Oliver Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02109
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50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
121 Sandwich St, Plymouth, MA 02360
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111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
1342 Belmon Street, Suite 102, Brockton, MA 02301
88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
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1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
100 Cambridge St, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
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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