Top Chicopee, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 Main St, Suite 2, Northampton, MA 01060
1380 Main Street, Suite 202, Springfield, MA 01103
1380 Main Street, Suite 202, Springfield, MA 01103
1380 Main Street, Suite 407, Springfield, MA 01103
69 South Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002
5 Arthur Street, PO Box 217, Easthampton, MA 01027
43 Center Street, Northampton, MA 01060
77 Pleasant Street, PO Box 210, Northampton, MA 01060-0210
33 State Street, Springfield, MA 01103
175 State Street, Suite 400, Springfield, MA 01103
486 Main St, Suite 2, Greenfield, MA 01301
13 Old South Street, Northampton, MA 01060
75 Market St, Springfield, MA 01103
21 Stockbridge Street, Springfield, MA 01103
1414 Main St, Suite 1850, Springfield, MA 01103
One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA 01144
1550 Main Street, Suite 501, Springfield, MA 01103
1391 Main Street, Suite 822, Springfield, MA 01103
39 Main Street, Suite 8, Northampton, MA 01060
1500 Main Street, Suite 2400, Springfield, MA 01103
393 Main St, Ste 3B, Greenfield, MA 01301
143 Main St, Springfield, MA 01105
265 State Street, Springfield, MA 01103
57 Suffolk St, Suite 200, Holyoke, MA 01040
100 Main St, 3rd Floor, Northampton, MA 01060
Chicopee Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Chicopee
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Chicopee and checks their standing with Massachusetts bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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