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370 Main St, Suite 900, Worcester, MA 01608
500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02108
222 Berkeley St, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02116
101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
28 State Street, Suite 2302, Boston, MA 02109
10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
40 Court St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
371 Moody St, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
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60 State St, 36th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
12 Gill Street, Suite 1600, Woburn, MA 01801
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
2 Granite Ave, Suite 260, Milton, MA 02186
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
250 Commercial St, Suite 210, Worcester, MA 01608
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83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
100 Federal Street, 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
430 Franklin Village Dr, #184, Franklin, MA 02038
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54 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852
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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