Top Bridgewater, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
44 School St, Suite 200C, Boston, MA 02108
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
20 Park Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02116
100 Franklin St, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110
2 Oliver Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02109
2 Granite Ave, Suite 260, Milton, MA 02186
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
5 Lexington St, Suite 3, Charlestown, MA 02129
179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
1666 Massachusetts Ave, Suite P-16, Lexington, MA 02420
Old City Hall, 3rd Floor, 45 School Street, Boston, MA 02108
439 South Union Street, Suite 202, Lawrence, MA 01843
The Daniel Webster Suite, 10 Tremont Street, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
92 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
430 Bedford St, Suite 390, Lexington, MA 02420
One Liberty Sq, Suite 410, Boston, MA 02109
90 New State Highway, Raynham, MA 02767
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
28 State St, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02109-4075
One Federal Street, 27th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
15 Cottage Ave, 4th Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
189 Cambridge St, Suite 2B, Cambridge, MA 02141
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
Bridgewater Drug Possession Information
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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