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1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, Fourth Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
355 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
841 Worcester St, Suite E-346, Natick, MA 01760
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
100 Schooster St, Bldg 1, Suite A, Pembroke, MA 02359
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
65A Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
300 Tradecenter, Suite 7000, Woburn, MA 01801
430 Franklin Village Dr, #184, Franklin, MA 02038
60 State Street, 7th FL, Boston, MA 02109
600 Atlantic Avenue, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
27 School St, suite 301, Boston, MA 02108
470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02210
One International Place, Suite 3900, Boston, MA 02110
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
36 North Bedford Street, Unit C-20, Second Floor, East Bridgewater, MA 02333
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
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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