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101 Federal Street, Suite 650, Boston, MA 02110
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
630 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01821
50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 208, Braintree, MA 02184
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
141 Tremont Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
545 Concord Avenue, 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
161 S Main Street, Fall River, MA 02721
27 School St, suite 301, Boston, MA 02108
100 Main St, Carver, MA 02330
555 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
619 High St, Suite 202, Dedham, MA 02026
1 Financial Center, Suite 1120, Boston, MA 02111
107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
132 Lincoln St, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
44 School St, Suite 1000C, Boston, MA 02108
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
90 Canal St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
90 Canal St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
Dartmouth 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