Top Gardner, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 500, Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199
529 Main St, Suite P218, Charlestown, MA 02129
83 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
5 East Street, Franklin, MA 02038
1 Webb Street, Danvers, MA 01923
90 Pleasant Street, Suite 12, Randolph, MA 02368
PO Box 41, Andover, MA 01810
90 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, Fourth Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
50 Congress St, Suite 314, Boston, MA 02109
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
446 Main Street, Suite 1503, Worcester, MA 01608
4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
355 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090
841 Worcester St, Suite E-346, Natick, MA 01760
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
100 Schooster St, Bldg 1, Suite A, Pembroke, MA 02359
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
27 Mechanic St, Suite 201, Worcester, MA 01608
430 Franklin Village Dr, #184, Franklin, MA 02038
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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