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267 N. Beacon St., Suite 3, Brighton, MA 02135
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132 Lincoln Street, Suite 5L, Boston, MA 02111
40 Court St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
439 South Union Street, Suite 202, Lawrence, MA 01843
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
5 Lexington St, Suite 3, Charlestown, MA 02129
60 State St, 36th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000, Boston, MA 02116
240 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
529 Main Street, #P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
2 Neptune Road, No. 422, Boston, MA 02128
11 Harvard St, Worcester, MA 01609
6 Harris St, Newburyport, MA 01950
88 Broad Street, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
265 Franklin Street, Suite 802, Boston, MA 02110
119 High St, Boston, MA 02110
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
90 Canal Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02114
200 Clarendon St, Floor 58, Boston, MA 02116
132 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203, Norwood, MA 02062
801 C Tremont St., Boston, MA 02118-1054
250 1st Ave, Suite 205, Needham Heights, MA 02494
100 Cambridge Street, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
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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