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83 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
268 Summer Street, LL, Boston, MA 02210
66 Brooks Drive, 2nd Floor, Braintree, MA 02184
1 South Market Bldg., 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02109-6175
44 School St, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
92 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
30 Main Street, Peabody, MA 01960-5552
Old City Hall, 3rd Floor, 45 School Street, Boston, MA 02108
900 Cummings Center, Suite 207-V, Beverly, MA 01915
430 Bedford St, Suite 390, Lexington, MA 02420
The Daniel Webster Suite, 10 Tremont Street, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
83 Atlantic Ave, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110
97 Central Street, Suite 300, Lowell, MA 01852
185 Devonshire St., 10th Floor, Boston, ma 02110
One Liberty Sq, Suite 410, Boston, MA 02109
One Federal Street, 27th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
55 Union St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
260 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110
1000 Mt Laurel Cir, Shirley, MA 01464
66 Long Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
10 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 02720
88 Black Falcon Avenue, Suite 345, Boston, MA 02210
One Longfellow Place, Suite 3610, Boston, MA 02114
28 State St, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
28 State Street, Suite 1802, Boston, MA 02109
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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