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345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
858 Washington Street, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
265 Franklin Street, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02110
200 State Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
15 Broad Street, #800, Boston, MA 02109
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
One International Place, 100 Oliver St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
688 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA 01602
One Financial Center, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02111
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
195 Ashmont St, Suite D, Dorchester, MA 02124
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
306 Main St, 1st Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
353 West Center Street, PO Box 517, West Bridgewater, MA 02379
1000 Mt Laurel Cir, Shirley, MA 01464
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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