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15 Fletcher St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
2125 Washington St, Holliston, MA 01746
100 Powdermill Road, Suite 244, Acton, MA 01720
222 Berkeley St, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02116
1990 Centre Street, PO Box 57173, Babson Park, MA 02457
1147 Hancock St., # 212, Quincy, MA 02169
One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02110
One Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
1200 East Street, Westwood, MA 02090
154 Maverick St, Ste 208, Boston, MA 02128
1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
, Boxford, MA 01921
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
60 State St, 36th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
12 Gill Street, Suite 1600, Woburn, MA 01801
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
53 State Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
PO Box 549, Belmont, MA 02478
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Chestnut Hill 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