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52 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
9 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA 01852
121 Sandwich St, Plymouth, MA 02360
PO Box 290824, Charlestown, MA 02129
101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
25 Central St, Lowell, MA 01852
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
580 Washington St., Suite 2B, Newton, MA 02458
171 Milk Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
100 State Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02109
439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
24 Federal St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
76 Winn St, Suite 1A, Woburn, MA 01801
55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, The Willard Building - Suite 400, Quincy, MA 02169
12 Gill Street, Suite 1600, Woburn, MA 01801
53 State Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
300 Tradecenter, Suite 7000, Woburn, MA 01801
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
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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