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100 High Street, Suite 2400, Boston, MA 02110
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
Principe & Strasnick, P.C., 17 Lark Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906
200 Fridberg Parkway, Suite 3003, Westborough, MA 01581-3954
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
160 Federal St, Suite 1001, Boston, MA 02110
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
154 Thompson Road, PO Box 1210, Webster, MA 01570
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
59 Pleasant St, Weymouth, MA 02190
10 Forbes Rd W, Suite 210, Braintree, MA 02184
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
40 Court St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
176 Main St, Ste 360, PO Box 465, Southbridge, MA 01550
858 Washington St, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
240 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
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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