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65A Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
142 Commercial St, #C2, Boston, MA 02109
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
88 Broad St, Suite 503, Boston, MA 02110
6 Beacon Street, Suite 815, Boston, MA 02108
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
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900 Cummings Center, Suite 321-U, Beverly, MA 01915
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100 River Ridge Drive, Suite 203, Norwood, MA 02062
250 1st Ave, Suite 205, Needham Heights, MA 02494
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100 Cambridge Street, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
1101 Worcester Road, Route 9, Framingham, MA 01701
195 Ashmont St, Suite D, Dorchester, MA 02124
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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