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34 Welby Road, Suite 114D, New Bedford, MA 02745
44 School St, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
12 Ericsson Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02122
97 Central Street, Suite 300, Lowell, MA 01852
53 State St, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
PO Box 254, Walpole, MA 02081
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
175 Portland St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
639 Granite St., 3rd Fl, PO Box 5813, Boston, MA 02114
3 Allied Driv, Suite 108, Dedham, MA 02026
55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
265 Franklin Street, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02110
45 School Street, Floor 2, Boston, MA 02108
PO Box 52268, Boston, MA 02205
1281 Washington Street, Weymouth, MA 02189
227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
10 Post Office Square, Suite 1330, Boston, MA 02109
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
24 Federal St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
52 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
1256 Park Street, Suite 104, Stoughton, MA 02072
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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