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371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
101 Federal St, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
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71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
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107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
38 Green St, Milton, MA 02186
800 Boylston St., 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02199
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875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
65A Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
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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