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10 Post Office Square, Suite 1330, Boston, MA 02109
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7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
One Beacon Street, Suite 25300, Boston, MA 02108
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02210
10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
120 Ingell Street, Taunton, MA 02780
92 State Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
64 Mount Vernon Rd E, Weymouth, MA 02189
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
96 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
10 Forbes Rd W, Suite 210, Braintree, MA 02184
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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