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99 S. Main St., Suite 280, Fall River, MA 02721
99 S Main StSuite 162, Suite 162, Fall River, MA 02721
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
156 Eighth Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
120 Ingell Street, Taunton, MA 02780
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
90 New State Highway, Raynham, MA 02767
124 S. Main Street, Fall River, MA 02721
401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
32 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
34 Welby Road, Suite 114D, New Bedford, MA 02745
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
18 Broadway, Suite 213, Taunton, MA 02780
10 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 02720
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
161 S Main Street, Fall River, MA 02721
120 N Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
41 Harrison Street, Taunton, MA 02780
122 Dean St, Taunton, MA 02780
Fall River Drug Possession Information
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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