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18 Broadway, Suite 213, Taunton, MA 02780
132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
36 North Bedford Street, Unit C-20, Second Floor, East Bridgewater, MA 02333
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
54 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
One School Street, Beverly, MA 01915
One Longfellow Place, Suite 3610, Boston, MA 02114
10 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 02720
155 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
30 Main Street, Peabody, MA 01960-5552
1666 Massachusetts Ave, Suite P-16, Lexington, MA 02420
Old City Hall, 3rd Floor, 45 School Street, Boston, MA 02108
200 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
92 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
54 Samoset Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
90 Canal Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02114
430 Bedford St, Suite 390, Lexington, MA 02420
197 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114
66 Long Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
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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