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639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
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1256 Park Street, Suite 104, Stoughton, MA 02072
401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
60 State St, 36th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
88 Broad St, Suite 503, Boston, MA 02110
6 Beacon Street, Suite 815, Boston, MA 02108
One McKinley Square, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02109
One Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
446 Main Street, Suite 1503, Worcester, MA 01608
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
200 Clarendon St, Floor 58, Boston, MA 02116
227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02108
100 Federal Street, 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
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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