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90 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148
50 Congress St, Suite 314, Boston, MA 02109
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, Fourth Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
110 Winn St, Ste 204, Woburn, MA 01801
1 Webb Street, Danvers, MA 01923
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
PO Box 41, Andover, MA 01810
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
100 Schooster St, Bldg 1, Suite A, Pembroke, MA 02359
355 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090
841 Worcester St, Suite E-346, Natick, MA 01760
371 Moody St, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
430 Franklin Village Dr, #184, Franklin, MA 02038
800 Boylston St., 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02199
45 School Street, Floor 2, Boston, MA 02108
101 Federal Street, Suite 650, Boston, MA 02110
88 Broad St, Suite 503, Boston, MA 02110
6 Beacon Street, Suite 815, Boston, MA 02108
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
One Beacon Street, Suite 25300, Boston, MA 02108
66 Brooks Drive, 2nd Floor, Braintree, MA 02184
101 Federal St, Suite 1900, 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