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743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
688 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
529 Main Street, #P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
2 Neptune Road, No. 422, Boston, MA 02128
1 Salem Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148
205 Newbury St, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01701
88 Broad Street, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
6 Harris St, Newburyport, MA 01950
11 Harvard St, Worcester, MA 01609
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
66 Brooks Drive, 2nd Floor, Braintree, MA 02184
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
154 Thompson Road, PO Box 1210, Webster, MA 01570
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 208, Braintree, MA 02184
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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