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PO Box 441253, Somerville, MA 02144
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203, Norwood, MA 02062
801 C Tremont St., Boston, MA 02118-1054
2 Oliver St, Boston, MA 02109
250 1st Ave, Suite 205, Needham Heights, MA 02494
2 Seaport Lane, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
100 Cambridge Street, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
40 Court Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
246 Andover Street, Unit 101, Peabody, MA 01960
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
1200 Hancock St, Ste 311, Quincy, MA 02169
10 High St, Suite 505, Boston, MA 02110
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
858 Washington Street, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
92 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
430 Bedford St, Suite 390, Lexington, MA 02420
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
90 New State Highway, Raynham, MA 02767
55 Union St, 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