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PO Box 7592, 58 Oliver Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
40 Warren Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
858 Washington Street, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
200 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
305 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
859 Willard Street, Ste 400, Quincy, MA 02169
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
154 Thompson Road, PO Box 1210, Webster, MA 01570
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 208, Braintree, MA 02184
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
Jamaica Plain 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