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185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
800 Boylston St, 32nd Floor, Boston, MA 02199
One School Street, Beverly, MA 01915
One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02110
450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
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1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
154 Thompson Road, PO Box 1210, Webster, MA 01570
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
47 Harvard Street, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01609
9 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA 01852
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
88 Broad Street, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
27 School St, suite 301, Boston, MA 02108
2 Neptune Road, No. 422, Boston, MA 02128
40 Court St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
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430 Franklin Village Dr, #184, Franklin, MA 02038
56 Chestnut Hill Ave, Suite 205, Brighton, MA 02135
240 Elm Street, 2nd Floor, Somerville, MA 02144
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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