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688 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
92 State Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
83 Atlantic Ave, Suite 2C, Boston, MA 02110
620 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite F, Cambridge, MA 02139
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
4 Elm Street, PO Box 190, North Brookfield, MA 01535
7 Palmer St, Suite 302, Roxbury, MA 02119
PO Box 7592, 58 Oliver Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
255 Park Avenue, Suite 601, Worcester, MA 01609
1191 N. Main Street, Suite 209, Randolph, MA 02368
537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
66 Brooks Drive, 2nd Floor, Braintree, MA 02184
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
306 Main St, PO Box 249, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
630 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01821
100 Federal Street, 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02108
891 Centre St, Suite 200, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
One International Place, 100 Oliver St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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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