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Old City Hall, 3rd Floor, 45 School Street, Boston, MA 02108
430 Bedford St, Suite 390, Lexington, MA 02420
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60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
260 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110
55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
66 Long Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
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88 Black Falcon Avenue, Suite 345, Boston, MA 02210
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50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
859 Willard Street, Ste 400, Quincy, MA 02169
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
28 State St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
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1 Salem Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148
370 Main Street, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01608
Four Longfellow Place, 35th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
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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