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71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
100 Cambridge St, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
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One Financial Center, Suite 3500, Boston, MA 02111
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
65A Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
100 State Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02109
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1115, Boston, MA 02116
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One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
40 Court St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
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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