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655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
27 Mechanic St, Suite 201, Worcester, MA 01608
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
One McKinley Square, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02109
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
260 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110
66 Long Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
54 Samoset Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
PO Box 441253, Somerville, MA 02144
10 High St, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
88 Black Falcon Avenue, Suite 345, Boston, MA 02210
28 State St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
370 Main Street, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01608
Four Longfellow Place, 35th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
1 Fanueil Hall Market Place, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
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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