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321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
197 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114
600 Atlantic Avenue, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
2 Oliver St, Boston, MA 02109
246 Andover Street, Unit 101, Peabody, MA 01960
40 Court Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
2 Seaport Lane, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
420 Boylston St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
PO Box 441253, Somerville, MA 02144
27 Mechanic St, Suite 201, Worcester, MA 01608
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
27 School St, suite 301, Boston, MA 02108
19 Cedar St, Worcester, MA 01609
221 Lewis Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
107 Union Wharf, Boston, MA 02109
92 State Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 208, Braintree, MA 02184
240 Commercial St, Ste 5A, Boston, MA 02109
PO Box 7592, 58 Oliver Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
4 Elm Street, PO Box 190, North Brookfield, MA 01535
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
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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