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28 State Street, Suite 2302, Boston, MA 02109
Four Longfellow Place, 35th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
1 Fanueil Hall Market Place, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
55 Union St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
53 State St, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
260 Franklin Street, Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02110
Marina Bay, 308 Victory Road, Quincy, MA 02171
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100 High Street, Suite 2400, Boston, MA 02110
265 Franklin St, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110
One International Place, 100 Oliver St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
10 Post Office Square, Suite 1330, Boston, MA 02109
200 State St, Suite 1105, Boston, MA 02109
1 Federal St, Boston, MA 02110
131 Dartmouth Street, Suite 501, Boston, MA 02116
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
100 Cambridge St, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
One Financial Center, Suite 3500, Boston, MA 02111
2 Granite Ave, Suite 260, Milton, MA 02186
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
801 C Tremont St., Boston, MA 02118-1054
100 Cambridge Street, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
250 1st Ave, Suite 205, Needham Heights, MA 02494
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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