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1200 Hancock St, Ste 311, Quincy, MA 02169
221 Lewis Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201, Andover, MA 01810
12 Gill Street, Suite 1600, Woburn, MA 01801
600 Atlantic Avenue, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02210
PO Box 254, Walpole, MA 02081
3 Allied Driv, Suite 108, Dedham, MA 02026
One International Place, Suite 3900, Boston, MA 02110
88 Broad St, Suite 101, Boston, MA 02110
175 Portland St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02114
92 State Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
240 Commercial St, Ste 5A, Boston, MA 02109
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
92 State Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
1 Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
98 N Washington St, Suite B3, Boston, MA 02114
20 Somerset Ave, Winthrop, MA 02152
620 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite F, Cambridge, MA 02139
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
124 S. Main Street, Fall River, MA 02721
134 Main St., Watertown, MA 02472
265 Franklin St, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
40 Warren Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
305 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129
44 Washington Street, Suite 150, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
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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