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74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
177 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02115
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
25 Mount Vernon Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
160 Federal St, Suite 1001, Boston, MA 02110
1 Market St, Suite 205, Lynn, MA 01901
225 Cedar Hill St, #200, Marlborough, MA 01752
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
40 Court St, 3rd Floor, Plymouth, MA 02360
101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 500, Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
19 Cedar St, Worcester, MA 01609
221 Lewis Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
1191 N. Main Street, Suite 209, Randolph, MA 02368
537 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149
PO Box 434, Malden, MA 02148
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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