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240 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
1309 Beacon St, Suite 300, Brookline, MA 02446
7 Foster St, Suite 3, Quincy, MA 02169
160 Federal St, Suite 1001, Boston, MA 02110
One State Street, Suite 1500, Boston, MA 02109
1281 Washington Street, Weymouth, MA 02189
250 Commercial St, Suite 210, Worcester, MA 01608
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
4 Cypress St, Suite 7, Brookline, MA 02445
110 Winn St, Ste 204, Woburn, MA 01801
2001 Beacon Street, Suite 101, Brookline, MA 02135
529 Main St, Suite P218, Charlestown, MA 02129
83 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
10 Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
PO Box 254, Walpole, MA 02081
120 Ingell Street, Taunton, MA 02780
572 Washington Street, Suite 19, Wellesley, MA 02482
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
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102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
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300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
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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