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120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
100 State Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02109
56 Chestnut Hill Ave, Suite 205, Brighton, MA 02135
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
240 Elm Street, 2nd Floor, Somerville, MA 02144
195 Ashmont St, Suite D, Dorchester, MA 02124
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
112 Water St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
1 Salem Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148
300 Ledgewood Pl, Suite 201, Rockland, MA 02370
The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
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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