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29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
306 Main St, 1st Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
1 Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
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131 Dodge St, Beverly, MA 01915
1 Financial Center, Suite 1120, Boston, MA 02111
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
47 Harvard Street, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01609
1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
200 Fridberg Parkway, Suite 3003, Westborough, MA 01581-3954
124 S. Main Street, Fall River, MA 02721
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
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83 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
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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