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10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
121 Sandwich St, Plymouth, MA 02360
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1115, Boston, MA 02116
200 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
28 State Street, Suite 1802, Boston, MA 02109
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
371 Moody St, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
185 Devonshire St, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
160 Federal St, Suite 1001, Boston, MA 02110
2 Granite Ave, Suite 260, Milton, MA 02186
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
66 Brooks Drive, 2nd Floor, Braintree, MA 02184
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
891 Centre St, Suite 200, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
430 Franklin Village Dr, #184, Franklin, MA 02038
64 Mount Vernon Rd E, Weymouth, MA 02189
, Boxford, MA 01921
92 State Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
96 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
59 Pleasant St, Weymouth, MA 02190
10 Forbes Rd W, Suite 210, Braintree, MA 02184
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
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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