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100 Powdermill Road, Suite 244, Acton, MA 01720
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185 Devonshire St, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
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20 Park Plaza, Suite 438, Boston, MA 02116-4322
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101 Arch Street, Suite 1800, Boston, MA 02110
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300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
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1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
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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