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10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
110 Winn St, Ste 204, Woburn, MA 01801
120 Ingell Street, Taunton, MA 02780
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
124 S. Main Street, Fall River, MA 02721
4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
27 Mechanic St, Suite 201, Worcester, MA 01608
100 Schooster St, Bldg 1, Suite A, Pembroke, MA 02359
355 Providence Hwy, Westwood, MA 02090
841 Worcester St, Suite E-346, Natick, MA 01760
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
Box 219, West Newton, MA 02465
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
1191 N. Main Street, Suite 209, Randolph, MA 02368
537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
221 Lewis Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
19 Cedar St, Worcester, MA 01609
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
154 Thompson Road, PO Box 1210, Webster, MA 01570
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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