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841 Worcester St, Suite E-346, Natick, MA 01760
One Financial Center, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02111
88 Broad St, Suite 503, Boston, MA 02110
6 Beacon Street, Suite 815, Boston, MA 02108
65A Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
1191 N. Main Street, Suite 209, Randolph, MA 02368
537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
88 Broad St, #402, Boston, MA 02110
122 Dean St, Taunton, MA 02780
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
119 Fisher St, Suite One, Westwood, MA 02090
300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
53 State Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
1 Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
340 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
One International Place, Suite 3900, Boston, MA 02110
600 Atlantic Avenue, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
Mattapoisett 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