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One McKinley Square, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02109
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
305 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
One International Place, 100 Oliver St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
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131 Dartmouth Street, Suite 501, Boston, MA 02116
200 State St, Suite 1105, Boston, MA 02109
100 High Street, Suite 2400, Boston, MA 02110
5 Lexington St, Suite 3, Charlestown, MA 02129
154 Maverick St, Ste 208, Boston, MA 02128
1990 Centre Street, PO Box 57173, Babson Park, MA 02457
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439 South Union Street, Suite 202, Lawrence, MA 01843
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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