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40 Court Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
420 Boylston St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02116
246 Andover Street, Unit 101, Peabody, MA 01960
529 Main Street, #P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
132 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
3 Allied Driv, Suite 108, Dedham, MA 02026
One Financial Center, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02111
1295 River Street, Suite B, Hyde Park, MA 02136
759 Chief Justice Cushing Highway #222, Cohasset, MA 02025
Principe & Strasnick, P.C., 17 Lark Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906
371 Moody Street, Suite 101, Waltham, MA 02453
309 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
90 New State Highway, Raynham, MA 02767
One Federal Street, 27th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
One Liberty Sq, Suite 410, Boston, MA 02109
55 Union St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
2 Oliver Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02109
15 Cottage Ave 4th FL, Quincy, MA 02169
10 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 02720
10 High St, Suite 505, Boston, MA 02110
100 Franklin St, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110
345 Neponset Street, Canton, MA 02021
155 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
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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