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580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
430 Franklin Village Dr, #184, Franklin, MA 02038
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
100 State Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02109
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
12 Gill Street, Suite 1600, Woburn, MA 01801
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
240 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
18 Broadway, Suite 213, Taunton, MA 02780
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
265 Franklin Street, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02110
45 School Street, Floor 2, Boston, MA 02108
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
154 Thompson Road, PO Box 1210, Webster, MA 01570
90 Canal Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02114
450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
One School Street, Beverly, MA 01915
36 North Bedford Street, Unit C-20, Second Floor, East Bridgewater, MA 02333
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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