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120 Ingell Street, Taunton, MA 02780
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
370 Main St, Suite 900, Worcester, MA 01608
4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
One International Place, Suite 3900, Boston, MA 02110
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
PO Box 254, Walpole, MA 02081
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
88 Broad St, Suite 503, Boston, MA 02110
6 Beacon Street, Suite 815, Boston, MA 02108
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
86 E Main St, PO Box 959, Westborough, MA 01581
446 Main Street, Suite 1503, Worcester, MA 01608
305 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
27 Mechanic St, Suite 201, Worcester, MA 01608
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
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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