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One Liberty Sq, Suite 410, Boston, MA 02109
One Federal Street, 27th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
2 Oliver Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02109
1342 Belmon Street, Suite 102, Brockton, MA 02301
371 Moody St, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
10 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
900 Cummings Center, Suite 321-U, Beverly, MA 01915
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 520, Boston, MA 02199
One Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410, Boston, MA 02210
Ten Post Office Square, 8th floor, Boston, MA 02109
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
800 Turnpike Street, Suite 304, North Andover, MA 01845
22 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
99 S Main St, Suite 220, Fall River, MA 02721
1 Salem Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148
52 Western Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
859 Willard Street, Ste 400, Quincy, MA 02169
300 Ledgewood Pl, Suite 201, Rockland, MA 02370
50 Congress Street, Suite 615, Boston, MA 02109
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
130 Liberty St, Suite 4, Brockton, MA 02301
655 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
The Wheelhouse at Bradford Mill, 33 Bradford St, Concord, MA 01742
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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