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21 Cummings Park, Suite 270, Woburn, MA 01801
221 Lewis Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
52 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
1256 Park Street, Suite 104, Stoughton, MA 02072
1191 N. Main Street, Suite 209, Randolph, MA 02368
537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
122 Dean St, Taunton, MA 02780
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
10 High St, Suite 505, Boston, MA 02110
88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
One Financial Center, Suite 3500, Boston, MA 02111
100 Cambridge St, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
9 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA 01852
53 State Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
340 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
24 Federal St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
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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