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240 Elm Street, 2nd Floor, Somerville, MA 02144
56 Chestnut Hill Ave, Suite 205, Brighton, MA 02135
183 Washington St, Norwell, MA 02061
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
154 Thompson Road, PO Box 1210, Webster, MA 01570
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
51 Union St, Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01608
One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02110
222 Berkeley St, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02116
75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
100 Federal Street, 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02108
27 School St, suite 301, Boston, MA 02108
250 Commercial St, Suite 210, Worcester, MA 01608
800 Boylston St, 32nd Floor, Boston, MA 02199
10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
60 State St, 36th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
120 Ingell Street, Taunton, MA 02780
12 Gill Street, Suite 1600, Woburn, MA 01801
630 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01821
Lancaster 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