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246 Andover Street, Unit 101, Peabody, MA 01960
2 Seaport Lane, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
40 Court Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
420 Boylston St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
PO Box 52268, Boston, MA 02205
321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
221 Lewis Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
The Daniel Webster Suite, 10 Tremont Street, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
19 Cedar St, Worcester, MA 01609
One Liberty Sq, Suite 410, Boston, MA 02109
One Federal Street, 27th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
12 Gill Street, Suite 1600, Woburn, MA 01801
100 Franklin St, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110
305 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
2 Oliver Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02109
90 New State Highway, Raynham, MA 02767
One Longfellow Place, Suite 3610, Boston, MA 02114
155 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
250 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210
30 Main Street, Peabody, MA 01960-5552
Old City Hall, 3rd Floor, 45 School Street, 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