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34 Welby Road, Suite 114D, New Bedford, MA 02745
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
12 Ericsson Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02122
53 State St, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02109
97 Central Street, Suite 300, Lowell, MA 01852
44 School St, Suite 200C, Boston, MA 02108
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
One Boston Place, 201 Washington St., Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
2 Granite Ave, Suite 260, Milton, MA 02186
24 Federal St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
156 8th St., New Bedford, MA 02740
27 School St, suite 301, Boston, MA 02108
131 Dodge St, Beverly, MA 01915
100 Powdermill Road, Suite 244, Acton, MA 01720
800 Boylston St., 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02199
1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
20 Park Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02116
2 Oliver St, Suite 701, Boston, MA 02109
65A Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
225 W Squantum St, Suite 100, Quincy, MA 02171
55 Union St, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02108
92 High Street, DH9, Medford, MA 02155
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
6 Beacon Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02108
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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