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439 Washington Street, Dedham, MA 02026
95 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02301
One Financial Center, Suite 3500, Boston, MA 02111
100 Cambridge St, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
55 Union St, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02108
1 Salem Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148
77 Franklin Street, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
One State Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
401 Andover Street, Suite 201-B, North Andover, MA 01845
83 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
900 Cummings Center, Suite 207-V, Beverly, MA 01915
1 South Market Bldg., 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02109-6175
205 Newbury St, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01701
33 Mount Vernon Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02108
1000 Mt Laurel Cir, Shirley, MA 01464
53 State Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
130 Liberty St, Suite 4, Brockton, MA 02301
125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
7 Palmer St, Suite 302, Roxbury, MA 02119
2 Granite Ave, Suite 260, Milton, MA 02186
41 Harrison Street, Taunton, MA 02780
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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