Top Bridgewater, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
36 North Bedford Street, Unit C-20, Second Floor, East Bridgewater, MA 02333
15 Fletcher St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
44 School St, Suite 200C, Boston, MA 02108
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
20 Park Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02116
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
54 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
One Financial Center, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02111
179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
28 State St, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02109-4075
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
32 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
15 Cottage Ave, 4th Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
189 Cambridge St, Suite 2B, Cambridge, MA 02141
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
122 Dean St, Taunton, MA 02780
34 Welby Road, Suite 114D, New Bedford, MA 02745
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