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900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
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One Financial Center, Suite 3500, Boston, MA 02111
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
100 Cambridge St, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
246 Andover Street, Unit 101, Peabody, MA 01960
100 Cambridge Street, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
250 1st Ave, Suite 205, Needham Heights, MA 02494
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
801 C Tremont St., Boston, MA 02118-1054
2 Oliver St, Boston, MA 02109
100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203, Norwood, MA 02062
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
688 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
858 Washington Street, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
195 Ashmont St, Suite D, Dorchester, MA 02124
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1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
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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