Top Lakeville, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
65A Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
200 Clarendon St, 20th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1530, Boston, MA 02210
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
200 Clarendon St, Floor 58, Boston, MA 02116
10 Post Office Square, Suite 1330, Boston, MA 02109
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
101 Federal Street, Suite 650, Boston, MA 02110
800 Boylston St, 32nd Floor, Boston, MA 02199
One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02110
222 Berkeley St, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02116
500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02108
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
100 Federal Street, 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
60 State St, 36th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
PO Box 441253, Somerville, MA 02144
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
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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