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120 N. Main St, Suite 306, Attleboro, MA 02703
1147 Hancock St., # 212, Quincy, MA 02169
240 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
1200 East Street, Westwood, MA 02090
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
15 Fletcher St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
2125 Washington St, Holliston, MA 01746
PO Box 290824, Charlestown, MA 02129
580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
100 State Street, Floor 9, Boston, MA 02109
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
119 High St, Boston, MA 02110
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
200 Clarendon St, Floor 58, Boston, MA 02116
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
1256 Park Street, Suite 104, Stoughton, MA 02072
90 Pleasant Street, Suite 12, Randolph, MA 02368
1 Webb Street, Danvers, MA 01923
90 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148
50 Congress St, Suite 314, Boston, MA 02109
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, Fourth Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
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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