Top Lakeville, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
900 Cummings Center, Suite 321-U, Beverly, MA 01915
100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203, Norwood, MA 02062
801 C Tremont St., Boston, MA 02118-1054
250 1st Ave, Suite 205, Needham Heights, MA 02494
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
200 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
101 Arch Street, Suite 1800, Boston, MA 02110
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
195 Ashmont St, Suite D, Dorchester, MA 02124
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
One Beacon Street, Suite 25300, Boston, MA 02108
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
Lakeville 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