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27 Mechanic St, Suite 201, Worcester, MA 01608
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44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
859 Willard Street, Ste 400, Quincy, MA 02169
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
175 Portland St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
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620 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite F, Cambridge, MA 02139
98 N Washington St, Suite B3, Boston, MA 02114
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One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
53 State Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
154 Thompson Road, PO Box 1210, Webster, MA 01570
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
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225 Franklin Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
21 Cummings Park, Suite 270, Woburn, MA 01801
52 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
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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