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88 Black Falcon Avenue, Suite 345, Boston, MA 02210
54 Samoset Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
1200 Hancock St, Ste 311, Quincy, MA 02169
28 State St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
28 State Street, Suite 1802, Boston, MA 02109
446 Main St, Suite 2200, Worcester, MA 01608
55 Union St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
185 Devonshire St., 10th Floor, Boston, ma 02110
PO Box 290824, Charlestown, MA 02129
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
858 Washington Street, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
867 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02116
100 State Street, Floor 9, Boston, MA 02109
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
25 Mount Vernon Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
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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