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9 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA 01852
98 N Washington St, Suite B3, Boston, MA 02114
1000 Mt Laurel Cir, Shirley, MA 01464
620 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite F, Cambridge, MA 02139
20 Somerset Ave, Winthrop, MA 02152
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
53 State Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
340 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
One Financial Center, Suite 3500, Boston, MA 02111
100 Cambridge St, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
131 Dodge St, Beverly, MA 01915
27 School St, suite 301, Boston, MA 02108
24 Federal St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
100 Powdermill Road, Suite 244, Acton, MA 01720
1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
265 Franklin Street, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02110
450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
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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