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1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
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309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02110
71 Legion Parkway, Suite 25, Brockton, MA 02301
222 Berkeley St, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02116
500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02108
PO Box 254, Walpole, MA 02081
100 Federal Street, 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
1 Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
PO Box 441253, Somerville, MA 02144
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
800 Boylston St, 32nd Floor, Boston, MA 02199
60 State St, 36th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
446 Main Street, Suite 1503, Worcester, MA 01608
One McKinley Square, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02109
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
124 S. Main Street, Fall River, MA 02721
101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
55 Union St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
321 Walnut Street, No. 413, Newton, MA 02460
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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