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1256 Park Street, Suite 104, Stoughton, MA 02072
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
121 Sandwich St, Plymouth, MA 02360
401 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
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265 Franklin St, Suite 1702, Boston, MA 02110
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200 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
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One Financial Center, Suite 3500, Boston, MA 02111
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185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
250 Commercial St, Suite 210, Worcester, MA 01608
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125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
120 Ingell Street, Taunton, MA 02780
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891 Centre St, Suite 200, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 500, Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199
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Marshfield Drug Possession Information
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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