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891 Centre St, Suite 200, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
6 Beacon St, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02108
24 Federal St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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60 State Street, 7th FL, Boston, MA 02109
800 Boylston St., 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02199
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10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
306 Main St, 1st Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
9 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA 01852
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
One School Street, Beverly, MA 01915
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
10 George St, Suite 210, Lowell, MA 01852
689 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
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130 Liberty St, Suite 4, Brockton, MA 02301
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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