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28 State St, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02109-4075
101 Federal Street, Suite 650, Boston, MA 02110
One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02110
222 Berkeley St, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02116
88 Broad St, Suite 503, Boston, MA 02110
6 Beacon Street, Suite 815, Boston, MA 02108
75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
100 Federal Street, 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02108
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
800 Boylston St, 32nd Floor, Boston, MA 02199
450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
One School Street, Beverly, MA 01915
185 Devonshire St., 10th Floor, Boston, ma 02110
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
1 Financial Center, Suite 1120, Boston, MA 02111
1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
PO Box 254, Walpole, MA 02081
470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02210
20 Park Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02116
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
36 North Bedford Street, Unit C-20, Second Floor, East Bridgewater, MA 02333
44 School St, Suite 200C, Boston, MA 02108
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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