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1 Pine Hill Drive, Suite 501, Quincy, MA 02169
458 Boston St, Suite 5, Topsfield, MA 01983
100 Powdermill Road, Suite 244, Acton, MA 01720
65A Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
65A Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
PO Box 549, Belmont, MA 02478
6 Beacon Street, Suite 815, Boston, MA 02108
88 Broad St, Suite 503, Boston, MA 02110
110 The Great Road, 2nd Floor, Bedford, MA 01730
One School Street, Beverly, MA 01915
450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
50 Federal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
1000 Franklin Village Drive, Suite 207, Franklin, MA 02038
100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
Marina Bay, 308 Victory Road, Quincy, MA 02171
54 Samoset Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
197 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114
66 Long Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
88 Black Falcon Avenue, Suite 345, Boston, MA 02210
10 High St, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
260 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111
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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