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55 Union Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
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340 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702
31 Saint James Ave, Suite 830, Boston, MA 02116
10 Federal Street, Suite 403, Salem, MA 01970
891 Centre St, Suite 200, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
5 East Street, Franklin, MA 02038
One Financial Center, Suite 3500, Boston, MA 02111
90 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148
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1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, Fourth Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
65 Harrison Avenue, Suite 208, Boston, MA 02111
90 Pleasant Street, Suite 12, Randolph, MA 02368
240 Commercial St, Suite 5A, Boston, MA 02109
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100 Cambridge St, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
50 Congress St, Suite 314, Boston, MA 02109
76 Canal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
PO Box 41, Andover, MA 01810
141 Tremont Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
63 Atlantic Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02110
545 Concord Avenue, 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
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430 Franklin Village Dr, #184, Franklin, MA 02038
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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