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345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
858 Washington Street, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
100 State Street, Floor 9, Boston, MA 02109
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
859 Willard Street, Ste 400, Quincy, MA 02169
1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
88 Broad St, Suite 101, 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