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214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
28 State Street, Suite 1802, Boston, MA 02109
841 Worcester St, Suite E-346, Natick, MA 01760
688 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
100 Schooster St, Bldg 1, Suite A, Pembroke, MA 02359
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
867 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02116
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
119 High St, Boston, MA 02110
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
1 Salem Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148
Ten Post Office Square, 8th floor, Boston, MA 02109
22 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
800 Turnpike Street, Suite 304, North Andover, MA 01845
2 Washington Street, Leominster, MA 01453
52 Western Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
225 Cedar Hill St, #200, Marlborough, MA 01752
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
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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