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200 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
28 State Street, Suite 1802, Boston, MA 02109
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
PO Box 290824, Charlestown, MA 02129
100 State Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02109
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
1000 Mt Laurel Cir, Shirley, MA 01464
2 Granite Ave, Suite 260, Milton, MA 02186
125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
90 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148
1 Webb Street, Danvers, MA 01923
5 East Street, Franklin, MA 02038
50 Congress St, Suite 314, Boston, MA 02109
Brookline 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