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21 Cocasset Street, Suite 1 & 2, Foxboro, MA 02035
900 Cummings Center, Suite 210U, Beverly, MA 01915
132 Central Street, Suite 209, Foxboro, MA 02035
102 Bridge Rd, 2G, Salisbury, MA 01952
89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062
891 Centre St, Suite 200, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
96 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
446 Main Street, Suite 1503, Worcester, MA 01608
64 Mount Vernon Rd E, Weymouth, MA 02189
101 Arch Street, Suite 1800, Boston, MA 02110
185 Devonshire Street, Suite 302, Boston, MA 02110
92 State Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
59 Pleasant St, Weymouth, MA 02190
10 Forbes Rd W, Suite 210, Braintree, MA 02184
291 Main Street, Box 214, Milford, MA 01757
227 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
738 Main Street, Suite 228, Hingham, MA 02043
378 Washington St, Suite 2, Westwood, MA 02090
74 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
214 Commercial St, Suite 104, Malden, MA 02148
176 Main St, Ste 360, PO Box 465, Southbridge, MA 01550
743 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
195 Ashmont St, Suite D, Dorchester, MA 02124
81 Washington St, Suite 211, Salem, MA 01970
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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