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800 Boylston St, 32nd Floor, Boston, MA 02199
One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02110
222 Berkeley St, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02116
100 Federal Street, 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02108
101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 500, Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
1200 Hancock St, Ste 311, Quincy, MA 02169
112 Water St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
600 Atlantic Avenue, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
PO Box 254, Walpole, MA 02081
227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
175 Portland St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
1 Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
92 State Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
20 Somerset Ave, Winthrop, MA 02152
240 Commercial St, Ste 5A, Boston, MA 02109
92 State Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
98 N Washington St, Suite B3, Boston, MA 02114
620 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite F, Cambridge, MA 02139
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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