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54 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
One Financial Center, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02111
1234 Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 102, Hyde Park, MA 02136
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
380 Pleasant Street, Brockton, MA 02301
20 Downer Avenue, Suite 4, Hingham, MA 02043
1 Sprague Street, Revere, MA 02151
One Beacon Street, Suite 25300, Boston, MA 02108
156 Eighth Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
858 Washington St, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
1990 Centre Street, PO Box 57173, Babson Park, MA 02457
154 Maverick St, Ste 208, Boston, MA 02128
44 School St, Suite 200C, Boston, MA 02108
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
20 Park Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02116
131 Dodge St, Beverly, MA 01915
Box 219, West Newton, MA 02465
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
5 Lexington St, Suite 3, Charlestown, MA 02129
1200 East Street, Westwood, MA 02090
179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
1147 Hancock St., # 212, Quincy, MA 02169
2125 Washington St, Holliston, MA 01746
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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