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688 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
859 Willard Street, Ste 400, Quincy, MA 02169
195 Ashmont St, Suite D, Dorchester, MA 02124
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
101 Arch Street, Suite 1800, Boston, MA 02110
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
225 Cedar Hill St, #200, Marlborough, MA 01752
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
891 Centre St, Suite 200, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
66 Brooks Drive, 2nd Floor, Braintree, MA 02184
10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
619 High St, Suite 202, Dedham, MA 02026
1 Financial Center, Suite 1120, Boston, MA 02111
100 Main St, Carver, MA 02330
50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 208, Braintree, MA 02184
107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
11 Harvard St, Suite B, Worcester, MA 01609
291 Main Street, Box 214, Milford, MA 01757
28 State Street, Suite 1802, Boston, MA 02109
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Hopkinton Drug Possession Information
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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