Top Lowell, MA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
246 Andover Street, Unit 101, Peabody, MA 01960
2 Oliver St, Boston, MA 02109
36 North Bedford Street, Unit C-20, Second Floor, East Bridgewater, MA 02333
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
Principe & Strasnick, P.C., 17 Lark Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1005, Boston, MA 02199
227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
PO Box 254, Walpole, MA 02081
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
60 State Street, 7th FL, Boston, MA 02109
10 High St, Suite 505, Boston, MA 02110
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
65 Harrison Avenue, Suite 208, Boston, MA 02111
15 Cottage Ave 4th FL, Quincy, MA 02169
240 Commercial St, Suite 5A, Boston, MA 02109
600 Atlantic Avenue, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
Lowell Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Lowell
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Lowell and checks their standing with Massachusetts bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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