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800 Turnpike Street, Suite 304, North Andover, MA 01845
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
22 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
1191 N. Main Street, Suite 209, Randolph, MA 02368
537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
PO Box 549, Belmont, MA 02478
130 Liberty St, Suite 4, Brockton, MA 02301
655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
15 Broad Street, Boston, MA 02109
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
PO Box 52268, Boston, MA 02205
25 Mount Vernon Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
10 George St, Suite 210, Lowell, MA 01852
225 W Squantum St, Suite 100, Quincy, MA 02171
55 Union St, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02108
92 High Street, DH9, Medford, MA 02155
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
6 Beacon Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02108
One State Street, Suite 500, 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