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655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
25 Mount Vernon Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
225 Cedar Hill St, #200, Marlborough, MA 01752
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
100 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110
55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
306 Main St, PO Box 249, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
15 Broad St., Suite 801, Boston, MA 02109
101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 500, Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
90 Main Street, Suite 4, Leominster, MA 01453
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
225 Franklin Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
40 Warren Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
134 Main St., Watertown, MA 02472
265 Franklin St, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
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Hyde Park 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