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56 Chestnut Hill Ave, Suite 205, Brighton, MA 02135
183 Washington Street, Norwell, MA 02061
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
858 Washington St, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
20 Park Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02116
44 School St, Suite 1000C, Boston, MA 02108
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
2 Oliver St, Boston, MA 02109
Box 219, West Newton, MA 02465
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
28 State St, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02109-4075
529 Main Street, #P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
132 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
15 Cottage Ave, 4th Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
189 Cambridge St, Suite 2B, Cambridge, MA 02141
1666 Massachusetts Ave, Suite P-16, Lexington, MA 02420
Old City Hall, 3rd Floor, 45 School Street, Boston, MA 02108
30 Main Street, Peabody, MA 01960-5552
92 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
32 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
430 Bedford St, Suite 390, Lexington, MA 02420
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
The Daniel Webster Suite, 10 Tremont Street, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
One Federal Street, 27th Floor, 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