Top Lakeville, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
One Longfellow Place, Suite 3610, Boston, MA 02114
30 Main Street, Peabody, MA 01960-5552
10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
155 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
Old City Hall, 3rd Floor, 45 School Street, Boston, MA 02108
1666 Massachusetts Ave, Suite P-16, Lexington, MA 02420
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
2001 Beacon Street, Suite 101, Brookline, MA 02135
83 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
529 Main St, Suite P218, Charlestown, MA 02129
110 Winn St, Ste 204, Woburn, MA 01801
28 State Street, Suite 1802, Boston, MA 02109
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
15 Broad Street, Boston, MA 02109
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
10 Post Office Square, Suite 1330, Boston, MA 02109
6 Beacon Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02108
225 W Squantum St, Suite 100, Quincy, MA 02171
55 Union St, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02108
92 High Street, DH9, Medford, MA 02155
529 Main Street, #P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
1 South Market Bldg., 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02109-6175
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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