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One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
265 Franklin St, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110
One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02110
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02108
222 Berkeley St, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02116
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
100 Federal Street, 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
PO Box 441253, Somerville, MA 02144
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
630 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01821
141 Tremont Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
63 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
545 Concord Avenue, 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
161 S Main Street, Fall River, MA 02721
1200 Hancock St, Ste 311, Quincy, MA 02169
100 Main St, Carver, MA 02330
555 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
132 Lincoln St, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
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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