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One State Street, Suite 1200, Boston, MA 02109
529 Main St, Schrafft's City Center Powerhouse, Suite P200, Charlestown, MA 02129
448 County St, New Bedford, MA 02740
858 Washington St, Suite 103, Dedham, MA 02026
5 East Street, Franklin, MA 02038
101 Huntington Avenue, Suite 500, Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199
90 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148
1266 Furnace Brook Parkway, Fourth Floor, Quincy, MA 02169
90 Pleasant Street, Suite 12, Randolph, MA 02368
1 Webb Street, Danvers, MA 01923
50 Congress St, Suite 314, Boston, MA 02109
10 South Main Street, Suite 201, Attleboro, MA 02703
PO Box 41, Andover, MA 01810
10 Tremont St, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1115, Boston, MA 02116
40 Court St, 3rd Floor, Plymouth, MA 02360
31 Saint James Ave, Suite 830, Boston, MA 02116
One Boston Place, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
65A Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
112 Water St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109
PO Box 52268, Boston, MA 02205
1281 Washington Street, Weymouth, MA 02189
119 High St, Boston, MA 02110
34 Welby Road, Suite 114D, New Bedford, MA 02745
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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