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131 Dodge St, Beverly, MA 01915
450 Lexington Street, Suite 101, Auburndale, MA 02466
20 Park Plaza, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02116
1 West Boylston Street, Suite LL04, Worcester, MA 01605
130 Liberty St, Suite 4, Brockton, MA 02301
267 N. Beacon St., Suite 3, Brighton, MA 02135
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Box 219, West Newton, MA 02465
439 South Union Street, Suite 202, Lawrence, MA 01843
131 Dartmouth St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116
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179 Great Road, Suite 212, Acton, MA 01720
15 Fletcher St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
1147 Hancock St., # 212, Quincy, MA 02169
1990 Centre Street, PO Box 57173, Babson Park, MA 02457
140 Kendrick St, Building C-West, 2nd Floor, Needham, MA 02494
2125 Washington St, Holliston, MA 01746
154 Maverick St, Ste 208, Boston, MA 02128
1200 East Street, Westwood, MA 02090
18 Main St Extension, Ste 201B, Plymouth, MA 02360
875 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 31, Cambridge, MA 02139
65A Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02110
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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