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20 Park Plaza, Suite 438, Boston, MA 02116-4322
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
529 Main Street, #P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
132 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
One Financial Center, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02111
801 C Tremont St., Boston, MA 02118-1054
100 Cambridge Street, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
250 1st Ave, Suite 205, Needham Heights, MA 02494
100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203, Norwood, MA 02062
900 Cummings Center, Suite 321-U, Beverly, MA 01915
15 Cottage Ave 4th FL, Quincy, MA 02169
10 High St, Suite 505, Boston, MA 02110
446 Main St, Suite 2200, Worcester, MA 01608
1342 Belmon Street, Suite 102, Brockton, MA 02301
255 Park Avenue, Suite 1101A, Worcester, MA 01609
PO Box 2917, Worcester, MA 01613
100 State Street, Floor 9, Boston, MA 02109
345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
858 Washington Street, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
Chelsea Drug Possession Information
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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