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132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
858 Washington Street, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
Box 219, West Newton, MA 02465
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
240 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
One International Place, 100 Oliver St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
PO Box 290824, Charlestown, MA 02129
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
100 State Street, Floor 9, Boston, MA 02109
300 Ledgewood Pl, Suite 201, Rockland, MA 02370
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
One Financial Center, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02111
195 Ashmont St, Suite D, Dorchester, MA 02124
1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
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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