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185 Devonshire St., 10th Floor, Boston, ma 02110
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
1 Financial Center, Suite 1120, Boston, MA 02111
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
10 Post Office Square, Suite 1330, Boston, MA 02109
27 School St, suite 301, Boston, MA 02108
2 Seaport Lane, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
40 Court Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
36 North Bedford Street, Unit C-20, Second Floor, East Bridgewater, MA 02333
420 Boylston St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
246 Andover Street, Unit 101, Peabody, MA 01960
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
Four Longfellow Place, 35th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
54 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852
1 Fanueil Hall Market Place, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
260 Franklin Street, Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02110
, Boxford, MA 01921
18 Broadway, Suite 213, Taunton, MA 02780
2 Oliver St, Boston, MA 02109
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
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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