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370 Main St, Suite 900, Worcester, MA 01608
401 Andover Street, Suite 201-B, North Andover, MA 01845
205 Newbury St, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01701
9 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA 01852
PO Box 290824, Charlestown, MA 02129
125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
120 Ingell Street, Taunton, MA 02780
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
240 Elm Street, 2nd Floor, Somerville, MA 02144
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
56 Chestnut Hill Ave, Suite 205, Brighton, MA 02135
430 Franklin Village Dr, #184, Franklin, MA 02038
183 Washington Street, Norwell, MA 02061
92 State Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
96 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
64 Mount Vernon Rd E, Weymouth, MA 02189
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
10 Forbes Rd W, Suite 210, Braintree, MA 02184
59 Pleasant St, Weymouth, MA 02190
291 Main Street, Box 214, Milford, MA 01757
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
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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