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580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
28 State St, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02109-4075
100 State Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02109
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
PO Box 290824, Charlestown, MA 02129
PO Box 549, Belmont, MA 02478
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
800 Boylston St., 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02199
180 Williams Avenue, Milton, MA 02186
Ten Post Office Square, 8th floor, Boston, MA 02109
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
One International Place, 100 Oliver St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
52 Western Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
800 Turnpike Street, Suite 304, North Andover, MA 01845
185 Devonshire St., 10th Floor, Boston, ma 02110
22 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
1000 Mt Laurel Cir, Shirley, MA 01464
130 Liberty St, Suite 4, Brockton, MA 02301
655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
276 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
100 High Street, Suite 2400, Boston, MA 02110
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