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6 Beacon Street, Suite 815, Boston, MA 02108
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
65A Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
1191 N. Main Street, Suite 209, Randolph, MA 02368
450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
One School Street, Beverly, MA 01915
537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
PO Box 549, Belmont, MA 02478
185 Devonshire St., 10th Floor, Boston, ma 02110
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
101 Arch Street, Suite 1800, Boston, MA 02110
One Beacon Street, Suite 25300, Boston, MA 02108
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02210
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
PO Box 52268, Boston, MA 02205
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
200 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
21 Cummings Park, Suite 270, Woburn, MA 01801
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