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88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
430 Franklin Village Dr, #184, Franklin, MA 02038
121 Sandwich St, Plymouth, MA 02360
371 Moody St, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
800 Turnpike St., Suite 300, North Andover, MA 01845
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
12 Gill Street, Suite 1600, Woburn, MA 01801
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
195 Ashmont St, Suite D, Dorchester, MA 02124
1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
300 Brickstone Square, 9th Floor, Andover, MA 01810
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
300 Tradecenter, Suite 7000, Woburn, MA 01801
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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