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40 Court Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
2 Oliver St, Boston, MA 02109
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
420 Boylston St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
246 Andover Street, Unit 101, Peabody, MA 01960
630 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01821
20 Park Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02116
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
PO Box 52268, Boston, MA 02205
44 School St, Suite 200C, Boston, MA 02108
2 Granite Ave, Suite 260, Milton, MA 02186
The Daniel Webster Suite, 10 Tremont Street, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
90 New State Highway, Raynham, MA 02767
One Liberty Sq, Suite 410, Boston, MA 02109
One Federal Street, 27th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
28 State St, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02109-4075
2 Oliver Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02109
100 Franklin St, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110
10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
34 Welby Road, Suite 114D, New Bedford, MA 02745
12 Ericsson Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02122
32 William 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