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300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
185 Devonshire St., 10th Floor, Boston, ma 02110
1 Financial Center, Suite 1120, Boston, MA 02111
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
2 Neptune Road, No. 422, Boston, MA 02128
88 Broad Street, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
6 Harris St, Newburyport, MA 01950
470 Atlantic Ave, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02210
33 Arch St, 25th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
221 Lewis Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
122 Dean St, Taunton, MA 02780
132 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
27 Congress St, Suite 508, Salem, MA 01970
29 Crafts St, Suite 500, Newton, MA 02458
66 Long Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
260 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110
10 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 02720
28 State St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
88 Black Falcon Avenue, Suite 345, Boston, MA 02210
One Longfellow Place, Suite 3610, Boston, MA 02114
155 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
50 Redfield Street, Boston, MA 02122
53 State St, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
260 Franklin Street, Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02110
Marina Bay, 308 Victory Road, Quincy, MA 02171
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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