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900 Cummings Center, Suite 207-V, Beverly, MA 01915
7 Palmer St, Suite 302, Roxbury, MA 02119
255 Park Avenue, Suite 601, Worcester, MA 01609
10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
120 Ingell Street, Taunton, MA 02780
185 Devonshire St, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
20 Park Plaza, Suite 438, Boston, MA 02116-4322
65A Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
45 School Street, Floor 2, Boston, MA 02108
55 Union St, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02108
92 High Street, DH9, Medford, MA 02155
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
6 Beacon Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02108
225 W Squantum St, Suite 100, Quincy, MA 02171
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
160 Federal St, Suite 1001, Boston, MA 02110
101 Arch Street, Suite 1800, Boston, MA 02110
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
One Beacon Street, Suite 25300, Boston, MA 02108
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
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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