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150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
47 Harvard Street, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01609
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02210
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
1 Financial Center, Suite 1120, Boston, MA 02111
100 Powdermill Road, Suite 244, Acton, MA 01720
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
, Boxford, MA 01921
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
2 Oliver St, Boston, MA 02109
2 Seaport Lane, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
40 Court Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
420 Boylston St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
246 Andover Street, Unit 101, Peabody, MA 01960
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
18 Broadway, Suite 213, Taunton, MA 02780
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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