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27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02210
300 Brickstone Square, 9th Floor, Andover, MA 01810
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
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
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
420 Boylston St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
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458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
One Federal Street, 27th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
One Liberty Sq, Suite 410, Boston, MA 02109
132 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
2 Oliver Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02109
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
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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