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15 Cottage Ave 4th FL, Quincy, MA 02169
858 Washington Street, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
56 Chestnut Hill Ave, Suite 205, Brighton, MA 02135
240 Elm Street, 2nd Floor, Somerville, MA 02144
529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
183 Washington St, Norwell, MA 02061
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
86 E Main St, PO Box 959, Westborough, MA 01581
859 Willard Street, Ste 400, Quincy, MA 02169
800 Turnpike Street, Suite 304, North Andover, MA 01845
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
Ten Post Office Square, 8th floor, Boston, MA 02109
22 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
2 Washington Street, Leominster, MA 01453
52 Western Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
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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