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529 Main Street, #P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
439 South Union Street, Suite 202, Lawrence, MA 01843
1147 Hancock St., # 212, Quincy, MA 02169
1990 Centre Street, PO Box 57173, Babson Park, MA 02457
15 Fletcher St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
2125 Washington St, Holliston, MA 01746
132 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
2 Neptune Road, No. 422, Boston, MA 02128
6 Harris St, Newburyport, MA 01950
11 Harvard St, Worcester, MA 01609
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
265 Franklin Street, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02110
179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
185 Devonshire St, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
90 Canal Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02114
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
900 Cummings Center, Suite 321-U, Beverly, MA 01915
1342 Belmon Street, Suite 102, Brockton, MA 02301
1281 Washington Street, Weymouth, MA 02189
PO Box 2917, Worcester, MA 01613
537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
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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